saving meaning and definition

SAVING noun

Definition of saving (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: economy
2. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
   • "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
   • synonyms: deliverance, delivery, rescue
3. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
   • synonyms: preservation

SAVING adjective

Definition of saving (adjective)

1. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
   • "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
   • synonyms: redeeming, redemptive
2. characterized by thriftiness
   • "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow