| NOUN | act | saving, economy | an act of economizing |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | saving, rescue, deliverance, delivery | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | |
| act | saving, preservation | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | saving, redemptive, redeeming | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin |
| all | saving | characterized by thriftiness |
| Sounds | sey'vihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "saving faith" | |
| Synonyms | redemptive, redeeming | |
| Broader | good | morally admirable |
| Spanish | redentor, salvador | |
| Meaning | Characterized by thriftiness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow | |
| Broader | thrifty | Careful and diligent in the use of resources |
| Spanish | ahorrador | |
| Meaning | An act of economizing; reduction in cost. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there was a saving of 50 cents" | |
| Synonym | economy | |
| Narrower | economy of scale | The saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
| retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing | The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | |
| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Spanish | ahorro | |
| Catalan | estalvi | |
| Meaning | recovery or preservation from loss or danger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" | |
| Synonyms | rescue, deliverance, delivery | |
| Narrower | lifesaving | saving / saving the lives of drowning persons |
| reclamation, reformation | rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course | |
| redemption, salvation | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil / evil | |
| 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 | |
| Broader | recovery, retrieval | The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) |
| Spanish | entrega, liberación, preservación, rescate, salvación, salvamento | |
| Catalan | preservació, rescat, salvament | |
| Meaning | The activity of protecting something from loss or danger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | preservation | |
| Narrower | conservation | The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources |
| environmentalism | The activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction | |
| immobilization, immobilisation | fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing | |
| reservation | The act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion | |
| self-preservation | preservation of yourself from harm | |
| Broader | protection | The activity of protecting someone or something |
| Spanish | preservación | |
| Catalan | preservació | |
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