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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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Regardless of how the $30 million in savings will be spent in the future, Blaylock’s assertion that the grants weren’t supposed to help families buy computers goes against what’s in the legislative record.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2025
Before the savings disappear, nab the best furniture deals at Amazon — starting at $10.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
This forms part of the GOP's wider push for stricter eligibility requirements and the $880 billion in savings the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, has been instructed to find over the next decade.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Regardless of how the $30 million in savings will be spent in the future, Blaylock’s assertion that the grants weren’t supposed to help families buy computers goes against what’s in the legislative record.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2025
Before the savings disappear, nab the best furniture deals at Amazon — starting at $10.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
This forms part of the GOP's wider push for stricter eligibility requirements and the $880 billion in savings the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, has been instructed to find over the next decade.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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