· an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"

Synonym(s): economy

Hypernym(s): action

· recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

Synonym(s): rescue, deliverance, delivery

Hypernym(s): recovery, retrieval

· the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

Synonym(s): preservation

Hypernym(s): protection

· save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Synonym(s): salvage, salve, relieve

Hypernym(s): rescue, deliver

· to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

Synonym(s): preserve

Hypernym(s): keep, hold_on

· bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

Synonym(s): carry_through, pull_through, bring_through

· spend less; buy at a reduced price

· accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"

Synonym(s): lay_aside, save_up

· make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"

Synonym(s): make_unnecessary

Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

· save from sins

Synonym(s): deliver, redeem

· refrain from harming

Synonym(s): spare

Hypernym(s): refrain, forbear

· spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

Synonym(s): economize, economise

Hypernym(s): spend, expend, drop

· retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

Synonym(s): keep_open, hold_open, keep

Hypernym(s): reserve, hold, book

· record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

Synonym(s): write

Hypernym(s): record, tape

· bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"

Synonym(s): redemptive, redeeming

· characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow