"saving" meaning in English

See saving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US] Forms: saving [singular], savings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. All the money that you have is your savings.
    Sense id: simple-saving-en-noun-cUi-YQz8
  2. The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.
    Sense id: simple-saving-en-noun-7IaRdOmE

Preposition

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US] Forms: saving
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. except
    Sense id: simple-saving-en-prep-sRJ5VHvE

Verb

IPA: /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-saving.ogg [US] Forms: save [canonical], saves [third-person, singular], saved [past], saved [past, participle], saving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sav|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of save.
    Sense id: simple-saving-en-verb-47xZ~au0
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    {
      "form": "saving",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "All the money that you have is your savings."
      ],
      "id": "simple-saving-en-noun-cUi-YQz8",
      "raw_tags": [
        "plural only"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge."
        },
        {
          "text": "The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did."
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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}

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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saved",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saving",
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        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "The present participle of save."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving"
}

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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing."
        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-saving.ogg",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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      "form": "saving",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "All the money that you have is your savings."
      ],
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        "plural only"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge."
        },
        {
          "text": "The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-saving.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving"
}

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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        "The present participle of save."
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "text": "After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing."
        }
      ],
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        "except"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving"
}

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