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saving in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
    rescue  deliverance  delivery  saving 
  2. an act of economizing; reduction in cost
    "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
    economy  saving 
  3. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
    preservation  saving 
adjective
  1. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
    "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
    redemptive  redeeming  saving 
  2. characterized by thriftiness
    "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow
    saving 
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