Main Entry: ¹saving

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of saven to save

Date: 14th century

1 : preservation from danger or destruction : deliverance
2 : the act or an instance of economizing
3 a plural : money put by b : the excess of income over consumption expenditures —often used in plural c : a usually specified lower cost —often used in plural <a savings of 50 percent>