saving

Noun
  1. An act of economizing;
    Reduction in cost (synset 100193462)
    "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
    is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    subtypes:
    same as: economy
  2. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger (synset 100094303)
    "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
    is a type of: recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
    subtypes:
    • lifesaving - saving the lives of drowning persons
    • redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
    • reclamation, reformation - rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
    • salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
    • salvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
    • salvation - saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
    • search and rescue mission - a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
    same as: deliverance, delivery, rescue
  3. The activity of protecting something from loss or danger (synset 100820685)
    is a type of: protection - the activity of protecting someone or something
    subtypes:
    • environmentalism - the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction
    • conservation - the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
    • self-preservation - preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
    • reservation - the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
    • immobilisation, immobilization - fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
    same as: preservation
Adjective
  1. Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin (synset 301134233)
    "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
    similar to: good - morally admirable
    same as: redeeming, redemptive
  2. Characterized by thriftiness (synset 302430693)
    "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"
    similar to: thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources

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