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saving(1) (iou)



saving noun. ME.
[from SAVE verb + -ING1.]
The action of SAVE verb; an instance of this; spec. (a) rescuing, deliverance; (b) economizing, an economy. ME.
U. Holden As important as..the concealing of light was the saving of hot water. W. McIlvanney He was never given to saving, knowing there would always be another job. Which? The drawbacks outweigh the saving.
A salvo, a reservation, a saving clause. obsolete exc. Law. L15.
In sing. & (usu.) pl. Money saved; spec. sums of money saved on a regular basis, often by means of economizing. M18.
dip into one's savings: see DIP verb. National Savings: see NATIONAL adjective. Premium Savings Bond: see PREMIUM noun. savings and loan US (designating) a cooperative association which accepts savings at interest and lends money to savers for house or other purchases.
K. Vonnegut His savings had been wiped out by the failure of the..Loan Association. M. R. Mitford All the savings of a month, the hoarded halfpence, the new farthings.
Comb.: savings account a deposit account; savings bank a bank which receives small deposits at interest and returns the profits to the depositors. savings book a book containing an official record of transactions on a savings account; savings-box a money box for savings; savings certificate an interest-bearing document issued by the British Government for the benefit of savers; savings ratio Economics the ratio of personal savings to disposable income in an economy.