saving B2 Topic:Economics & Markets US /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ UK /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #2045 Meanings 1 noun Money you keep instead of spending, set aside for the future (usually plural: savings). She used her savings to buy a small flat. 2 noun An amount of money, time, or effort that you avoid spending. Switching suppliers gave us a saving of ten percent. 3 adj Careful with money; not wasteful. He has always been a saving man who spends little. Thesaurus Word family Forms savings Derived forms lifesavingnonsavingsavinglysavingnesssavingramspavingweight-saving Appears in Phrases (1) See all daylight saving the seasonal practice of moving clocks forward to extend evening daylight hours Noun + noun Proverbs (1) See all If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting Etymology AI details From save + -ing. Topics Economics & Markets Personal Finance Money & Finance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # saving **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 2045 ## Meanings 1. Money you keep instead of spending, set aside for the future (usually plural: savings). 2. An amount of money, time, or effort that you avoid spending. 3. Careful with money; not wasteful. ## Examples - She used her savings to buy a small flat. - Switching suppliers gave us a saving of ten percent. - He has always been a saving man who spends little. ## Derived Forms - lifesaving - nonsaving - savingly - savingness - savingram - spaving - weight-saving ## Etymology From save + -ing. ## AI Etymology Saving comes from save + -ing. Modern senses include money you keep instead of spending, set aside for the future (usually plural: savings). and an amount of money, time, or effort that you avoid spending.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as lifesaving, nonsaving, savingly, savingness, savingram, and spaving. ## Topics - Economics & Markets - Personal Finance - Money & Finance markdown