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.