Defenition of the word save
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Defenition of the word save
- To preserve, reserve or set aside for a period of time, in order to reuse it in the future.
- To rescue from danger, harm, or an injury that could be sustained; to bring into safety.
- To record (a computer file) on a computer storage medium.
- To refrain from harming.
- To set aside money for future use.
- from sins, as in religious dogma
- retain rights to; as of a job or a seat
- save from ruin or destruction
- the act of preventing the opposition from scoring (in sports): "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- avoid the spending or waste of; "This move will save money"
- bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
- feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use: "save something in case you hit trouble."
- refrain from harming
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I''ll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
- feather one''s nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"
- retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- save from sins
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- record data on a computer
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- bring into safety
Synonyms for the word save
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- accumulate
- apart from
- avert
- avoid
- bail out
- bank
- bar
- bring through
- but
- carry through
- collect
- conserve
- deliver
- except
- hoard
- hold open
- keep
- keep open
- lay aside
- make unnecessary
- preclude
- preserve
- prevent
- pull through
- put aside
- put away
- recover
- redeem
- relieve
- rescue
- resuscitate
- revive
- salt away
- salvage
- salve
- save up
- set aside
- spare
- stop
- store
- with the exception of
Similar words in the save
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- save
- saved
- saver
- saver's
- savers
- saves
Hyponyms for the word save
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- cache
- conserve
- deliver
- economise
- economize
- enter
- favor
- favour
- hive up
- hoard
- husband
- lay away
- overwrite
- put down
- record
- rescue
- scrimp
- skimp
- squirrel away
- stash
- stint
- tighten one's belt
Hypernyms for the word save
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- abstain from
- avoid
- bar
- book
- conserve
- deliver
- desist from
- drop
- economise
- economize
- expend
- forbear
- forbear from
- forbid
- foreclose
- forestall
- hold
- hold on
- husband
- keep
- keep from
- preclude
- prevent
- prevention
- record
- refrain
- refrain from
- rescue
- reserve
- retain
- spend
- tape
Antonyms for the word save
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