What does "saving" mean?

A reduction in cost or expenditure.

What is a synonym for "saving"?

Common synonyms include: economy, preservation, rescue, thrifty, aside from, bar.

//ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ// adj, noun, prep, verb

adj, noun, prep, verb ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A reduction in cost or expenditure. countable, uncountable
"The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent."
2
recovery or preservation from loss or danger wordnet
3
Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. countable, plural-normally
"I invested all my savings in gold."
4
an act of economizing; reduction in cost wordnet
5
The action of the verb to save. uncountable

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6
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger wordnet
7
Exception; reservation. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"saving and transitional provisions"

Verb

Adjective

1
That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
2
Preserving; rescuing.
"He is the saving strength of his anointed."
3
Thrifty; frugal.
"a saving cook"
4
Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
"a saving bargain"
5
Making reservation or exception.
"a saving clause"

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Adjective

Preposition

1
With the exception of; except; save.
"And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it."
2
Without disrespect to.
"I should be ruled by the fiend, who, saving your reverence, is the devil himself."