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(verb) make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" |
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Synonyms: make unnecessary |
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Related Words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent |
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(noun) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring (in sports): "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" |
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Related Words: bar, prevention |
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(verb) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use: "save something in case you hit trouble." |
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Synonyms: conserve, preserve |
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Related Words: conserve, economise, economize, embalm, enter, hold on, husband, keep, put down, record |
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(verb) feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary" |
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Synonyms: lay aside, save up |
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Related Words: cache, hive up, hoard, lay away, squirrel away, stash |
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Antonyms: squander |
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(verb) spend less; buy at a reduced price |
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Related Words: scrimp, skimp, stint |
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(verb) avoid the spending or waste of; "This move will save money" |
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Related Words: conserve, economise, economize, husband |
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(verb) bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" |
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Synonyms: bring through, carry through, pull through |
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Related Words: deliver, rescue |
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(verb) refrain from harming |
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Synonyms: spare |
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Related Words: abstain from, avoid, desist from, favor, forbear from, keep from, refrain from |
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(verb) from sins, as in religious dogma |
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Synonyms: deliver, redeem |
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(verb) retain rights to; as of a job or a seat |
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Synonyms: hold open, keep, keep open |
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Related Words: hold, reserve, retain |
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(verb) save from ruin or destruction |
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Synonyms: relieve, salvage, salve |
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Related Words: deliver, rescue |
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