saving
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(satellite adjective) characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow |
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(noun) an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day" or "there was a saving of 50 cents" |
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Synonyms: economy |
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Related Words: action, curtailment, downsizing, economies of scale, retrenchment |
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(noun) the activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
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Synonyms: preservation, preserving |
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Related Words: conservancy, conservation, conserving, embalmment, fixation, fixing, guarding, protecting, protection, reservation, self-preservation |
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(satellite adjective) bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" |
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Synonyms: redeeming, redemptive |
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(noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind" or "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" |
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Synonyms: deliverance, delivery, rescue |
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Related Words: liberation, lifesaving, reclamation, recovery, redemption, reformation, release, retrieval, salvage, salvation, search and rescue mission |
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