adj preserving; rescuing.
2. saving ·noun exception; reservation.
3. saving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of save.
4. saving ·adj making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
5. saving (·part) with the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.
6. saving ·adj avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
7. saving ·noun something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
8. saving ·adj bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.