Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A reduction in cost or expenditure.

    The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.

    эконо́мияekonómija

    еконо́міяekonómija

    an act of economizing; reduction in cost

  2. (countable, usually plural)Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

    I invested all my savings in gold.

    The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.

    Ersparnisse

    сбереже́нияsberežénija, накопле́нияnakoplénija

    заоща́дженняzaoščádžennja, збере́женняzberéžennja

  3. (uncountable)The action of the verb to save.

    эконо́мияekonómija, бережли́востьberežlívostʹ

    оща́дністьoščádnistʹ, оща́дливістьoščádlyvistʹ, бережли́вістьberežlývistʹ

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Exception; reservation.

    saving and transitional provisions

Examples

299 sentences
  1. I'm saving money for a car.

    Я заощаджую гроші на машину.

    ruЯ коплю деньги на машину.

    deIch spare Geld für ein Auto.

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  2. They are not interested in saving money.

    Вони не зацікавлені у економії грошей.

    deSie sind nicht am Geldsparen interessiert.

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  3. Tom thinks whales are worth saving.

    Том вважає, що кити заслуговують на порятунок.

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  4. Tom thinks that whales are worth saving.

    Том вважає, що кити заслуговують на порятунок.

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  5. Tom is saving money for college.

    ruТом копит деньги на университет.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
reduction in cost:
something that is saved:
action of saving:
Русский
By meaning 3
reduction in cost:
something that is saved:
action of saving:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
something that is saved:

Forms

plural: savings
Singularsaving
Pluralsavings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • saving saving
  • saving saving money
  • is saving saving
  • saving saving up
  • saving money
  • saving money to
  • for saving saving
  • saving saving this
  • start saving saving
  • saving money so
  • worth saving saving
  • saving money for

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
saving — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto