1
: preservation from danger or destruction : deliverance
2
: the act or an instance of economizing
3
a
savings plural
: money put by
b
: the excess of income over consumption expenditures
—often used in plural
c
: a usually specified lower cost
—often used in plural
a savings of 50 percent
Examples of saving in a Sentence
Noun
The new system will provide a saving in labor.
How much money do you have in savings?
She has her savings in stocks.
They were able to retire on their savings.
Preposition
saving three members, the club is now fully committed to the fund-raising project
Conjunction
I would be ready, saving the fact that I can't find my missing shoe.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Unlike most bank savings and loan products, mortgage rates don’t move in direct response to the Fed’s rate decisions.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
One in three Americans has no emergency savings set aside, according to a new survey from Empower.
—Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
This efficiency can translate into savings that AWS passes on to customers, reinforcing Amazon's long-time advantage in offering better price performance.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The strategy was stress-tested against historical market downturns and became a reliable benchmark for retirees looking to stretch savings across three decades.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Unlike most bank savings and loan products, mortgage rates don’t move in direct response to the Fed’s rate decisions.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
One in three Americans has no emergency savings set aside, according to a new survey from Empower.
—Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
This efficiency can translate into savings that AWS passes on to customers, reinforcing Amazon's long-time advantage in offering better price performance.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saving
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“Saving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saving. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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