Main Entry:

¹sal·vage

Pronunciation:

\ˈsal-vij\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Middle French, from salver to save — more at save

Date:

1645

1 a: compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck b: the act of saving or rescuing a ship or its cargo c: the act of saving or rescuing property in danger (as from fire)2 a: property saved from destruction in a calamity (as a wreck or fire) b: something extracted (as from rubbish) as valuable or useful