save

Nouns

• (n) (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
  • the goalie made a brilliant save
  • the relief pitcher got credit for a save

Verbs

• (v) save from ruin, destruction, or harm salvage, salve, relieve,
• (v) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
  • She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
  preserve,
• (v) bring into safety
  • We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack
  bring through, carry through, pull through,
• (v) spend less; buy at a reduced price
• (v) accumulate money for future use
  • He saves half his salary
  lay aside, save up,
• (v) make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
  • This will save money
  • I'll save you the trouble
  • This will save you a lot of time
  make unnecessary,
• (v) save from sins redeem, deliver,
• (v) refrain from harming spare,
• (v) spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
  • This move will save money
  • The less fortunate will have to economize now
  economise, economize,
• (v) retain rights to
  • keep my job for me while I give birth
  • keep my seat, please
  • keep open the possibility of a merger
  hold open, keep open, keep,
• (v) record data on a computer
  • boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk
  write,

Synonyms

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