Definition of saving
- p. pr. & vb. n. - of Save
- a. - Preserving; rescuing.
- a. - Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish
or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
- a. - Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended;
incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship
has made a saving voyage.
- a. - Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
- participle - With the exception of; except; excepting; also,
without disrespect to.
- n. - Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is
saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
- n. - Exception; reservation.