Noun

• S: (n) economy, saving (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"
• S: (n) rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving (recovery or preservation from loss or danger) "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
• S: (n) preservation, saving (the activity of protecting something from loss or danger)

Verb

• S: (v) salvage, salve, relieve, save (save from ruin, destruction, or harm)
• S: (v) save, preserve (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use) "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
• S: (v) save, carry through, pull through, bring through (bring into safety) "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
• S: (v) save (spend less; buy at a reduced price)
• S: (v) save, lay aside, save up (accumulate money for future use) "He saves half his salary"
• S: (v) save, make unnecessary (make unnecessary an expenditure or effort) "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
• S: (v) deliver, redeem, save (save from sins)
• S: (v) spare, save (refrain from harming)
• S: (v) save, economize, economise (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of) "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
• S: (v) keep open, hold open, keep, save (retain rights to) "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
• S: (v) write, save (record data on a computer) "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

Adjective

• S: (adj) redemptive, redeeming, saving (bringing about salvation or redemption from sin) "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
• S: (adj) saving (characterized by thriftiness) "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow