Definition of "saving" []

• Rescue from harm, danger, or loss. (noun)
• Avoidance of excess expenditure; economy. (noun)
• A reduction in expenditure or cost. (noun)
• Something saved. (noun)
• Money saved: a bank account for savings. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I've been saving, and saving, and _saving_ for that guinea-pig; and it seems as if I never _should_ have enough, "said Bobbie confidentially."
• "The Connecticut troops will not be prevailed upon to stay longer than their term saving those who have enlisted for the next campaign and mostly on furlough, and such a dirty, mercenary spirit pervades the whole that I should not be at all surprised at any disaster that may happen."
• "The phrase "saving the taxpayer money" cannot be found on either the Freddie Mac or FHFA website."