definition of
saving

[1] #1 saving n. [economy] an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents". wn

[2] #2 saving s. [redemptive, redeeming] bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love". wn

[3] #3 saving n. [rescue, deliverance, delivery] recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives". wn

[4] #4 saving s. characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow. wn

[5] #5 saving n. [preservation] the activity of protecting something from loss or danger. wn