saving

B2 Topic:Time

US /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ UK /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj noun 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.

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Forms savings

Derived forms lifesavingnonsavingsavinglysavingnesssavingramspavingweight-saving

Etymology

From save + -ing.

Topics

Time Actions & Processes

# saving

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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