·adj Preserving; rescuing.
II. Saving ·noun Exception; reservation.
III. Saving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Save.
IV. Saving ·adj Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
V. Saving (·part) With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.
VI. Saving ·adj Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
VII. Saving ·noun Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
VIII. Saving ·adj 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.