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   saving

   /ˈseɪvɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource: "this resulted in a considerable saving in development costs" Similar economizingeconomyfrugalitythriftthriftinessretrenchmentcutting backbelt-tighteningpenny-pinchingcarefulnessprudence
   • 2. the money one has saved, especially through a bank or official scheme: "the agents were cheating them out of their life savings" Similar nest eggmoney put by for a rainy daylife savingscapitalassetsfundsresourcesreserves
   • 3. a reservation; an exception.

   adjective

   • 1. preventing waste of a particular resource: "innovative money-saving ideas for students"

   preposition

   • 1. with the exception of; except.
   • 2. with due respect to. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: from save1; the preposition probably from save2, on the pattern of touching.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • S

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   • A

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   • V

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   • I

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   • N

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   • G

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