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   save

   /seɪv/

   verb

   • 1. keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger: "they brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy" Similar rescuecome to someone's rescuesave someone's lifecome to someone's aidset freefreeliberatedeliverextricatesnatchbail outbring offinformal:save someone's baconsave someone's necksave someone's skinpreservekeep safekeepprotectsafeguardguardconservesalvageretrievereclaimrescueOpposite endanger
   • ▪ prevent (someone) from dying: "the doctors did everything they could to save him"
   • ▪ (in Christian use) preserve (a person's soul) from damnation: "church ladies approach me trying to save my soul"
   • ▪ keep (someone) in health (used in exclamations and formulaic expressions): "God save the Queen"
   • 2. keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use: "she had never been able to save much from her salary" Similar put asideset asidelay asideput byput to one sidelay bykeepretainreservekeep in reserveconservestockpilestorehoardsave for a rainy daykeep for future useput in a safe placecollectamassset byinformal:salt awaysquirrel awaystash awayhang on toOpposite wastefritter awayuse up
   • ▪ preserve (something) by not expending or using it: "save your strength till later"
   • ▪ stop talking: informal North American "save it, Joey—I'm in big trouble now"
   • 3. keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location: "save the instructions to a new file"
   • 4. avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources): "save £20 on a new camcorder" Similar economizebe (more) economicalmake economiesscrimpscrimp and scrapebe thriftybe frugaltighten one's beltcut backmake cutbacksbudgetretrenchhusband one's resourcescut costscut expendituredraw in one's hornswatch one's penniespinch penniesdialect:rake and scrapeOpposite spendbe extravagant
   • ▪ avoid, lessen, or guard against: "this approach saves wear and tear on the books" Similar preventobviateforestallsparestopavoidavertmake unnecessaryrule outOpposite cause
   • 5. prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game): "the powerful German saved three match points"
   • ▪ (of a goalkeeper in soccer and hockey) stop (a shot) from entering the goal.
   • ▪ (of a relief pitcher) preserve (a winning position) gained by another pitcher.

   noun

   • 1. (in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring: "the keeper made a great save"
   • ▪ an instance of preserving a winning position gained by another pitcher.
   • 2. an act of saving data to a storage location.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. saveable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSAVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SAVE definition: 1. to stop someone or something from being killed, injured, or destroyed: 2. to keep someone from…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › saveSave Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to deliver from sin. b. : to rescue or deliver from danger or harm. c. : to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss. d. : to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (such as a CD or flash drive) save a file. Remember to save your work frequently. 2. a. : to put aside as a store or reserve : accumulate.

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   Save means to rescue from danger, to lessen the use of something, or to set something aside for later. Save has many other uses, especially as a verb and a noun. If you save someone, you prevent them from being harmed or injured. Nonliving things can also be saved from destruction or damage.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSAVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   save. (seɪv ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense saves , present participle saving , past tense, past participle saved. 1. verb B1. If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. ...a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs in the troubled aero industry. [VERB noun]

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsave verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing. I'm not very good at saving. We scrimp and save to send our children to a private school. I'm saving up to buy a new car. save for something I'm saving for a new bike.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › saveSave - definition of save by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( tr) to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm. 2. to avoid the spending, waste, or loss of (money, possessions, etc) 3. (Theology) ( tr) to deliver from sin; redeem. 4. ( often foll by up) to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › saveSave - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To save is to keep safe. So, you might save money for college, save a kitten from drowning, or save a dropped football.