1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Save.

2. (a.) Preserving; rescuing.

3. (a.) Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.

4. (a.) Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.

5. (a.) Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.

6. (participle) With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.

7. (n.) Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.

8. (n.) Exception; reservation.

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