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
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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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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Instead of going back to the well for more public funds, AC Transit should look at the cost side of the ledger, focusing on savings opportunities other than service cuts.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Candlelight Processional returns to Disneyland for the holidays The Disney+ deal represents an approximately 20% savings compared to the usual $415 three-day/one-park package price.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
In fact, thanks to the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 Act, there are now a few more options for what to do with leftover funds in a 529 college savings plan.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This decrease was attributed to a savings initiative to offset the decline in revenue.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Instead of going back to the well for more public funds, AC Transit should look at the cost side of the ledger, focusing on savings opportunities other than service cuts.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Candlelight Processional returns to Disneyland for the holidays The Disney+ deal represents an approximately 20% savings compared to the usual $415 three-day/one-park package price.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
In fact, thanks to the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 Act, there are now a few more options for what to do with leftover funds in a 529 college savings plan.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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 26 Nov. 2024.
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