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savings

/ˈseɪvɪŋz/

savings is the plural of saving.

Meaning of saving

Noun

saving (countable and uncountable, plural savings)

  1. A reduction in cost or expenditure.
    • The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
  2. (countable, plural-normally) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
    • I invested all my savings in gold.
  3. (uncountable) The action of the verb to save.
  4. (obsolete) Exception; reservation.
    • saving and transitional provisions

See all 12 meanings of saving

Phrases with savings

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Questions about savings

What is savings the plural of?
Savings is the plural of saving.
How do you pronounce savings?
Savings is pronounced /ˈseɪvɪŋz/.

Words near savings in the dictionary

  1. saving your reverence
  2. savingly
  3. savingness
  4. savingram
  5. savingrams
  6. savings
  7. savings account
  8. savings accounts
  9. savings and loan
  10. savings and loan association
  11. savings and loan associations

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