Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 20 compound words that contain saving. The most common are listed below. Open saving in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- life-savingPreserving life; preventing death.
- saving graceA redeeming quality or factor.
- cost savinga reduction in costs, which can be achieved by buying at a lower price, or by cost-cutting measures.
- daylight savingAlternative form of daylight saving time: The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of …
- Energy-saving
- saving uppresent participle and gerund of save up
- daylight saving timeThe practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the …
- space-savingTaking up only a limited amount of space or room; compact.
- saving the daypresent participle and gerund of save the day
- paradox of savingSynonym of paradox of thrift: A paradox in which an increase in autonomous saving leads to a decrease in aggregate demand and thus a decrease in gross output which will in turn lower total saving.
- saving the furniturepresent participle of save the furniture: To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.
- time-savingAlternative form of timesaving: That reduces the time needed to perform a task, especially by using a shorter route or a more efficient method.
- face-savingAlternative form of facesaving: That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
- saving facepresent participle and gerund of save face
- saving throwIn certain games, primarily role-playing games, an effort to ward off a specific threat by rolling a die or dice and coming up with a particular number.
- labor-savingMaking work easier or faster.
- labour-savingAlternative form of labor-saving: Making work easier or faster.
- weight-savingAn intentional reduction in the weight of an object.
- auto-savingpresent participle and gerund of auto-save
- re-savingpresent participle and gerund of re-save
- saving downpresent participle and gerund of save down
- saving overpresent participle and gerund of save over
- saving vs.present participle and gerund of save vs.
- saving versuspresent participle and gerund of save versus
- saving throwsplural of saving throw: In certain games, primarily role-playing games, an effort to ward off a specific threat by rolling a die or dice and coming up with a particular number.
Compound words 20
- lifesavingAlternative form of life-saving: Preserving life; preventing death.
- timesavingThat reduces the time needed to perform a task, especially by using a shorter route or a more efficient method.
- savingramA piece of administrative correspondence that uses the informal and abbreviated language of a telegram, but sent by mail, which is less expensive.
- savinglySo as to save; with frugality or parsimony.
- facesavingThat prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
- nonsavingThat does not save money.
- savingnessThe quality of being careful not to waste money; frugality; parsimony.
- soulsavingThe salvation of the soul.
- spavingpresent participle and gerund of spave
- autosavingpresent participle and gerund of autosave