sav ‧ ing S3 W3 /ˈseɪvɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ save , ↑ saver , ↑ saving , savings, SAVIOUR/SAVIOR ; verb : ↑ save ]
1 . savings [plural] all the money that you have saved, especially in a bank:
Buying a house had taken all their savings.
2 . [countable] an amount of money that you have not spent, or an amount of something that you have not used:
The new engines will lead to savings in fuel.
saving of
This represents a saving of £60,000.
All small companies will need to make savings if they are to survive.
3 . [uncountable] when you save money rather than spend it
⇨ ↑ save 1 (2)