Save (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), saved, sav·ing.
  1. to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
  2. to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve: God save the king.
  3. to keep from being lost to an opponent: A goal in the final minute saved the game.
  4. to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of: to save fuel.
  5. to keep, as for reuse: to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner.
  6. to set aside, reserve, or lay by: to save money.
  7. to treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.: to save one's eyes by reading under proper light.
  8. to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of; obviate: to come early in order to save waiting.
  9. to deliver from the power and consequences of sin.
  10. to copy (a file or other data) to a storage medium, as from RAM to a disk.
  11. to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal.
verb (used without object), saved, sav·ing.
  1. to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift.
  2. to be economical in expenditure.
  3. to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc.
  4. to keep or last without spoiling, as food.
noun
  1. an act or instance of saving, especially in sports: The goalie guarded the net well and made a crucial save.
  2. a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.
  3. Computers.
    • an act of copying a file or other data to a storage medium: The server is scheduled to execute a systemwide save at the end of the work day.
    • one version of a saved file: We can recover the lost data if we restore it from a previous save.
preposition
  1. except; but: All the guests had left save one.
conjunction
  1. except; but (usually followed by that): He would have gone, save that he had no means.
noun
  1. Sava.
verb
  1. 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. to deliver from sin; redeem
  4. to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use
  5. to treat with care so as to avoid or lessen wear or degeneration
  6. to prevent the necessity for; obviate the trouble of
  7. to prevent (a goal) by stopping (a struck ball or puck)
  8. (of food) to admit of preservation; keep
noun
  1. the act of saving a goal
  2. an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk
preposition
  1. with the exception of
conjunction
  1. but; except
Save (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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