saving B2 Topic:Time 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 Common collocations daylight saving Noun + noun Etymology AI details From save + -ing. Topics Time Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time - Actions & Processes markdown