Saving — Defs

01 a. Preserving; rescuing.

1.
Preserving; rescuing.
“He is the saving strength of his anointed.” — Ps. xxviii. 8.
2.
Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
3.
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.
4.
Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.

02 prep. [or] conj. With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.

1.
With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.
“None of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.” — Neh. iv. 23.

“And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” — Rev. ii. 17.

03 n. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.

1.
Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
2.
Exception; reservation.
“Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty.” — L'Estrange.

Phrases & compounds

Savings bank — a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.