"saving" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US] Forms: more saving [comparative], most saving [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Etymology: From save + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|save|ing}} save + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} saving (comparative more saving, superlative most saving)
  1. (theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-saving-en-adj-QTTUsmSK Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  2. Preserving; rescuing.
    Sense id: en-saving-en-adj-U46zqhd9
  3. Thrifty; frugal.
    Sense id: en-saving-en-adj-P2f3r5Sx
  4. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
    Sense id: en-saving-en-adj-Pf0Fk6Q6
  5. Making reservation or exception.
    Sense id: en-saving-en-adj-QLGy8tEh
  6. (in compound adjectives) Relating to making a saving. Tags: in compound adjectives Translations (in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving): пестящ (pestjašt) (Bulgarian), -takarékos (Hungarian), -kímélő (Hungarian), spóroló (Hungarian), megtakarító (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-saving-en-adj-tIbz6r95 Disambiguation of 'in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving': 5 6 6 16 9 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US] Forms: savings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Etymology: From save + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|save|ing}} save + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} saving (countable and uncountable, plural savings)
  1. A reduction in cost or expenditure. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (reduction in cost): ⁧خَصْم⁩ (ḵaṣm) [masculine] (Arabic), ⁧حَسْم⁩ (ḥasm) [masculine] (Arabic), qənaət (Azerbaijani), экано́мія (ekanómija) [feminine] (Belarusian), спестя́ване (spestjávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), иконо́мия (ikonómija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), estalvi [masculine] (Catalan), 節約 (Chinese Mandarin), 节约 (jiéyuē) (Chinese Mandarin), besparelse [common-gender] (Danish), säästö (Finnish), économie [feminine] (French), takarékosság (Hungarian), kímélés (Hungarian), 節約 (setsuyaku) (alt: せつやく) (Japanese), 절약 (jeoryak) (alt: 節約) (Korean), besparelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), økonomisering [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), estalvi [masculine] (Occitan), economie [feminine] (Romanian), sumă economisită (Romanian), эконо́мия (ekonómija) [feminine] (Russian), ahorro [masculine] (Spanish), еконо́мія (ekonómija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-saving-en-noun-OuOmdFi0 Disambiguation of 'reduction in cost': 100 0 0 0
  2. (countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. Tags: countable, plural-normally Translations (something that is saved): ⁧مُدَخَرَات⁩ (mudaḵarāt) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), зберажэ́нні (zbjeražénni) [neuter, plural] (Belarusian), спестя́ване (spestjávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), estalvi [masculine] (Catalan), 儲蓄 (Chinese Mandarin), 储蓄 (chǔxù) (Chinese Mandarin), úspory [feminine, plural] (Czech), sparepenge [plural] (Danish), spaargeld (Dutch), säästöt [plural] (Finnish), économie (French), épargne [feminine] (French), Ersparnisse [feminine, plural] (German), αποταμιεύσεις (apotamiéfseis) [feminine, plural] (Greek), megtakarítás (Hungarian), tabungan (Indonesian), 貯蓄 (chochiku) (alt: ちょちく) (Japanese), 貯金 (chokin) (english: bank savings) (alt: ちょきん) (Japanese), 저축 (jeochuk) (alt: 貯蓄) (Korean), 저금 (jeogeum) (alt: 貯金) (Korean), tabung (Malay), pūtea penapena (Maori), хуримтлал (xurimtlal) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), хадгаламж (xadgalamž) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠬᠤᠷᠠᠮᠲᠤᠯᠠᠯ (quramtulal) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠬᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠯᠠᠮᠵᠢ (qadaɣalamǰi) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), estalvi [masculine] (Occitan), poupança [feminine] (Portuguese), economias [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), сбереже́ния (sberežénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), накопле́ния (nakoplénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), ahorros [masculine, plural] (Spanish), economías [feminine] (Spanish), akiba (Swahili), заоща́дження (zaoščádžennja) [neuter, plural] (Ukrainian), збере́ження (zberéžennja) [neuter, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-saving-en-noun-9zkY31xZ Disambiguation of 'something that is saved': 0 73 8 19
  3. (uncountable) The action of the verb to save. Tags: uncountable Translations (action of saving): qənaət (Azerbaijani), экано́мія (ekanómija) [feminine] (Belarusian), ашча́днасць (aščádnascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), ашча́длівасць (aščádlivascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), беражлі́васць (bjeražlívascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), спестяване (spestjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), säästäminen (Finnish), mentés (Hungarian), megmentés (Hungarian), oszczędność [feminine] (Polish), economisire [feminine] (Romanian), эконо́мия (ekonómija) [feminine] (Russian), бережли́вость (berežlívostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), కాపాడుట (kāpāḍuṭa) (Telugu), оща́дність (oščádnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), оща́дливість (oščádlyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), бережли́вість (berežlývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), еконо́мія (ekonómija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-saving-en-noun-t55tzUWr Disambiguation of 'action of saving': 0 0 100 0
  4. (law, obsolete) Exception; reservation. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-saving-en-noun-eols3NDk Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cost saving, daylight saving time(or daylight saving) (alt: DST), lifesaving, life savings, paradox of saving(see paradox of thrift), weight-saving, saving throw

Preposition

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Etymology: From save + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|save|ing}} save + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} saving, {{en-prep}} saving
  1. With the exception of; except; save.
    Sense id: en-saving-en-prep-bQUgabnl
  2. Without disrespect to.
    Sense id: en-saving-en-prep-f9qW3UtQ

Verb

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Etymology: From save + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|save|ing}} save + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} saving
  1. present participle and gerund of save Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: save
    Sense id: en-saving-en-verb-ObnyQ34a

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "jiéyuē",
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          "word": "节约"
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "word": "säästö"
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          "word": "kímélés"
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          "alt": "せつやく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeoryak",
          "sense": "reduction in cost",
          "word": "절약"
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          "word": "økonomisering"
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          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "reduction in cost",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "word": "ahorro"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ekonómija",
          "sense": "reduction in cost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "еконо́мія"
        }
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "I invested all my savings in gold.",
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        {
          "text": "The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.",
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        }
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        "Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future."
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        "(countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future."
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          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mudaḵarāt",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "⁧مُدَخَرَات⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zbjeražénni",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "зберажэ́нні"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "spestjávane",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "спестя́ване"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estalvi"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "儲蓄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chǔxù",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "储蓄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "úspory"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "sparepenge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "spaargeld"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "säästöt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "économie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "épargne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Ersparnisse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apotamiéfseis",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "αποταμιεύσεις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "megtakarítás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "tabungan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "alt": "ちょちく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chochiku",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "貯蓄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "alt": "ちょきん",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "bank savings",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chokin",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "貯金"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "alt": "貯蓄",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeochuk",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "저축"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "alt": "貯金",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeogeum",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "저금"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "tabung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "word": "pūtea penapena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xurimtlal",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "хуримтлал"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xadgalamž",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "хадгаламж"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "quramtulal",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠬᠤᠷᠠᠮᠲᠤᠯᠠᠯ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "qadaɣalamǰi",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠬᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠯᠠᠮᠵᠢ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estalvi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 73 8 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "something that is saved",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "poupança"
        },
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵaṣm",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧خَصْم⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥasm",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧حَسْم⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "qənaət"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ekanómija",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "экано́мія"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spestjávane",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "спестя́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ikonómija",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "иконо́мия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estalvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "節約"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiéyuē",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "节约"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "besparelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "säästö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "économie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "takarékosság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "kímélés"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せつやく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "setsuyaku",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "節約"
    },
    {
      "alt": "節約",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeoryak",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "절약"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "besparelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "økonomisering"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estalvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "economie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "word": "sumă economisită"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekonómija",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эконо́мия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ahorro"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ekonómija",
      "sense": "reduction in cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еконо́мія"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mudaḵarāt",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "⁧مُدَخَرَات⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zbjeražénni",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "зберажэ́нні"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spestjávane",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "спестя́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estalvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "儲蓄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǔxù",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "储蓄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "úspory"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sparepenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "spaargeld"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "säästöt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "économie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épargne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ersparnisse"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apotamiéfseis",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "αποταμιεύσεις"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "megtakarítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "tabungan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょちく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chochiku",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "貯蓄"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょきん",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "bank savings",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chokin",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "貯金"
    },
    {
      "alt": "貯蓄",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeochuk",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "저축"
    },
    {
      "alt": "貯金",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeogeum",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "저금"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "tabung"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "pūtea penapena"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xurimtlal",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хуримтлал"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xadgalamž",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хадгаламж"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "quramtulal",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠬᠤᠷᠠᠮᠲᠤᠯᠠᠯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "qadaɣalamǰi",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠬᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠯᠠᠮᠵᠢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estalvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estalvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poupança"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "economias"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sberežénija",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "сбереже́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nakoplénija",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "накопле́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ahorros"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "economías"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "word": "akiba"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaoščádžennja",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "заоща́дження"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zberéžennja",
      "sense": "something that is saved",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "збере́ження"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "word": "qənaət"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ekanómija",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "экано́мія"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aščádnascʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ашча́днасць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aščádlivascʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ашча́длівасць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjeražlívascʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "беражлі́васць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spestjavane",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "спестяване"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "word": "säästäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "word": "mentés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "word": "megmentés"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oszczędność"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "economisire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekonómija",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эконо́мия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "berežlívostʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бережли́вость"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kāpāḍuṭa",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "word": "కాపాడుట"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oščádnistʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оща́дність"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oščádlyvistʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оща́дливість"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "berežlývistʹ",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бережли́вість"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ekonómija",
      "sense": "action of saving",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еконо́мія"
    }
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}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "savingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "savingness"
    },
    {
      "word": "cost-saving"
    },
    {
      "word": "facesaving"
    },
    {
      "word": "laborsaving"
    },
    {
      "word": "labour-saving"
    },
    {
      "word": "life-saving"
    },
    {
      "word": "space-saving"
    },
    {
      "word": "timesaving"
    },
    {
      "word": "saving grace"
    },
    {
      "word": "saving throw"
    }
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        "3": "ing"
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      "name": "suf"
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    {
      "form": "more saving",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most saving",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "categories": [
        "en:Theology"
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        "That saves someone from damnation; redemptive."
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          "theology",
          "theology"
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          "save",
          "save"
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        "(theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive."
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        "religion",
        "theology"
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      "glosses": [
        "Preserving; rescuing."
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          "text": "a saving cook"
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        {
          "ref": "1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 14",
          "text": "Three of her bairns were drowned at sea, fishing off the Bervie braes they had been, but the fourth, the boy Cospatric, him that died the same day as the Old Queen, he was douce and saving and sensible, and set putting the estate to rights.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Thrifty; frugal."
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        [
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          "thrifty"
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        [
          "frugal",
          "frugal"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "a saving bargain"
        },
        {
          "text": "The ship has made a saving voyage."
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        "Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful."
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a saving clause"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Making reservation or exception."
      ],
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        [
          "reservation",
          "reservation"
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        [
          "exception",
          "exception"
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      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "labour-saving",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "energy-saving light bulbs",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Relating to making a saving."
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        "(in compound adjectives) Relating to making a saving."
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        "in compound adjectives"
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      "audio": "en-us-saving.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-saving.ogg/En-us-saving.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-saving.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pestjašt",
      "sense": "in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving",
      "word": "пестящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving",
      "word": "-takarékos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving",
      "word": "-kímélő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving",
      "word": "spóroló"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in compound adjectives: relating to making a saving",
      "word": "megtakarító"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "save",
        "3": "ing"
      },
      "expansion": "save + -ing",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From save + -ing.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositions",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "saving",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "saving",
      "name": "en-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "With the exception of; except; save."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "a. 1796, Robert Burns, The Carle of Kellyburn Braes",
          "text": "Saving your presence.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Without disrespect to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disrespect",
          "disrespect"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪvɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-saving.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-saving.ogg/En-us-saving.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-saving.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving"
}

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