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English-Thai Dictionary

saving

N การ ช่วยเหลือ การ ช่วยชีวิต rescuing kan-chue-luea

saving

N สิ่ง ที่เก็บ ไว้ (เงิน หรือ เวลา เงินออม สิ่ง ที่ สงวน ไว้ siang-ti-keb-wai

savings

N เงินออม เงินสะสม ngen-aom

savings account

N บัญชีเงินฝาก ban-che-ngen-fak

savings bank

N ธนาคารออมสิน bank depository ta-na-kan-aom-sin

savings bond

N พันธบัตรรัฐบาล มีค่า 50-10,000 ดอล ล่า ร์ pan-na-bad-rad-ta-ban

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAVING

ppr. 1. Preserving from evil or destruction; hindering from waste or loss; sparing; taking or using in time.
2. Excepting.
3. a. Frugal; not lavish; avoiding unnecessary expenses; economical; parsimonious. But it implies less rigorous economy than parsimonious; as a saving husbandman or housekeeper.
4. That saves in returns or receipts the principal or sum employed or expended; that incurs no loss, though not gainful; as a saving bargain. The ship has made a saving voyage.
5. That secures everlasting salvation; as saving grace.

SAVING

n. 1. Something kept from being expended or lost.
By reducing the interest of the debt, the nation makes a saving.
2. Exception; reservation.
Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty.

SAVINGLY

adv. 1. With frugality or parsimony.
2. So as to be finally saved from eternal death; as savingly converted.

SAVINGNESS

n. 1. Frugality; parsimony, caution not to expend money without necessity or use.
2. Tendency to promote eternal salvation.

SAVINGS BANK

n.A bank in which the savings or earnings of the poor are deposited and put to interest for their benefit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SAVING

SAVING Sav "ing, a.

Defn: 1. Preserving; rescuing. He is the saving strength of his anointed. Ps. xxviii. 8.

2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.

3. 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.

4. Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.

Note: saving is often used with a noun to form a compound adjective; as, labor-saving, life-saving, etc.

SAVING

SAVING Sav "ing, prep. or conj.; but properly a participle.

Defn: With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to. "Saving your reverence. " Shak. "Saving your presence. " Burns. None of us put off clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing. Neh. iv. 23. And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. Rev. ii. 17.

SAVING

SAVING Sav "ing, n.

1. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.

2. Exception; reservation. Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty. L'Estrange. Savings bank, a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.

SAVINGLY

SAVINGLY Sav "ing *ly, adv.

1. In a saving manner; with frugality or parsimony.

2. So as to be finally saved from eternal death. Savingly born of water and the Spirit. Waterland.

SAVINGNESS

SAVINGNESS Sav "ing *ness, n.

1. The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend money uselessly; frugality; parsimony. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.

2. Tendency to promote salvation. Johnson.

New American Oxford Dictionary

saving

sav ing |ˈsāviNG ˈseɪvɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource: this resulted in a considerable saving in development costs. 2 (usu. one's savings ) the money one has saved, esp. through a bank or official scheme: the agents were cheating them out of their life savings . 3 Law a reservation; an exception. ▶adjective [ in combination ] preventing waste of a particular resource: an energy-saving light bulb. ▶preposition 1 with the exception of; except. 2 archaic with due respect to. ORIGIN Middle English: from save 1; the preposition probably from save 2, on the pattern of touching . usage: Use savings in the modifying position (savings bank, savings bond ) and when referring to money saved in a bank: your savings are fully insured. When speaking of an act of saving, as when one obtains a discount on a purchase, the preferred form is saving: with this coupon you will receive a saving of $3 (not a savings of $3 ).

saving clause

sav ¦ing clause ▶noun Law a provision in a contract, statute, or other legal document containing an exemption from one or more of its conditions or obligations.

saving grace

sav ing grace |ˈseɪvɪŋ ɡreɪs | ▶noun the redeeming grace of God. • a redeeming quality or characteristic.

savings account

sav ings ac count ▶noun a bank account that earns interest.

savings and loan

sav ings and loan (also savings and loan association ) ▶noun an institution that accepts savings at interest and lends money to savers chiefly for home mortgage loans and may offer checking accounts and other services.

savings bank

sav ings bank ▶noun a financial institution that receives savings accounts and pays interest to depositors.

savings bond

sav ings bond ▶noun a bond issued by the government and sold to the general public.

savings certificate

sav ¦ings cer ¦tifi |cate ▶noun (in the UK ) a document issued to savers by the government guaranteeing fixed interest for five years on a deposit.

savings ratio

sav ¦ings ratio ▶noun Economics the ratio of personal savings to disposable income in an economy.

Oxford Dictionary

saving

sav ¦ing |ˈseɪvɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource: this resulted in a considerable saving in development costs. 2 (usu. one's savings ) the money one has saved, especially through a bank or official scheme: the agents were cheating them out of their life savings . 3 Law a reservation; an exception. ▶adjective [ in combination ] preventing waste of a particular resource: an energy-saving light bulb. ▶preposition 1 with the exception of; except. 2 archaic with due respect to. ORIGIN Middle English: from save 1; the preposition probably from save 2, on the pattern of touching .

saving clause

sav ¦ing clause ▶noun Law a provision in a contract, statute, or other legal document containing an exemption from one or more of its conditions or obligations.

saving grace

sav ¦ing grace ▶noun [ mass noun ] the redeeming grace of God. • [ count noun ] a redeeming quality or characteristic.

savings account

sav ¦ings ac |count ▶noun a deposit account.

savings and loan

savings and loan (also savings and loan association ) ▶noun (in the US ) an institution which accepts savings at interest and lends money to savers for house or other purchases.

savings bank

sav ¦ings bank ▶noun a non-profit-making financial institution receiving small deposits at interest.

Savings Bond

Savings Bond ▶noun 1 another term for Premium Bond. 2 (in the US ) a government bond sold to the general public, yielding variable interest.

savings certificate

sav ¦ings cer ¦tifi |cate ▶noun (in the UK ) a document issued to savers by the government guaranteeing fixed interest for five years on a deposit.

savings ratio

sav ¦ings ratio ▶noun Economics the ratio of personal savings to disposable income in an economy.

American Oxford Thesaurus

saving

saving noun 1 a considerable saving in development costs: reduction, cut, decrease, economy. 2 (savings ) I'll have to use some of my savings: nest egg, money for a rainy day, life savings; capital, assets, funds, resources, reserves.

saving grace

saving grace noun the room's only saving grace was a spectacular view of the ocean: redeeming quality, good point, thing in its /one's favor, advantage, asset, selling point.

Oxford Thesaurus

saving

saving noun 1 this resulted in a considerable saving in development costs: reduction, cut, decrease, economy. 2 after five years of scrimping and saving we bought a modest house: economizing, economy, frugality, thrift, thriftiness, retrenchment, cutting back, belt-tightening, penny-pinching; carefulness, prudence. 3 (savings ) he wanted to know how to invest his savings: nest egg, money put by for a rainy day, life savings; capital, assets, funds, resources, reserves.

saving grace

saving grace noun the bungalow's only saving grace was a room with spectacular views of the sea: redeeming feature, compensating feature, good point, thing in its /one's favour, appealing /attractive aspect, advantage, asset, selling point; mitigating /extenuating feature.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

saving

sav ing /séɪvɪŋ /→save 1 名詞複～s /-z /1 C 〖～s 〗(銀行などの )預金 , 貯金 ; 貯蓄高 ▸ put [deposit ] one's savings in a bank 銀行に預金をする ▸ withdraw one's savings from a bank 銀行から預金を引き出す ▸ long-term [short-term ] savings 長期 [短期 ]の貯蓄 .2 C (金時間エネルギーなどの )節約 , 倹約 (!｟コーパス｠｟米｠では｟まれ｠にa ～sとなる ) ▸ a saving of $10 10ドル分の節約 ▸ Commuting by train offers us a great saving of energy .電車通勤でかなりエネルギーが節約できる ▸ 30 percent savings on water 水30 ％の節約 .3 U 節約 [貯金 ]すること .4 U 救助 , 救済 .5 U 〘法〙留保 , 除外 .形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖しばしば複合語で〗救う , 救助する ▸ a life- saving five-hour operation 命を救った5時間の手術 .2 節約する , つつましい ; 〖複合語で〗…の節約になる ▸ a saving husband 倹約家の夫 ▸ a time- saving machine 時間の節約になる機械 .3 比較なし〖名詞の前で〗(欠点の )償い [埋め合わせ ]になる (↓saving grace ).4 比較なし〘法〙例外のある , 保留の ▸ a saving clause 保留条項, ただし書き .前置詞｟かたく｠…を除いては (except, save 2 ).接続詞｟かたく｠〖～ that節〗…ということを除いては (except, save 2 ).～̀ gr á ce 1 唯一の取り柄 [救い, 特質 ].2 神の加護 .～́ s acc ò unt 1 ｟米｠普通預金口座 (｟英｠deposit account )▸ open a savings account with a bank 銀行で普通預金の口座を開く 2 ｟英｠貯蓄預金口座〘deposit accountより利息が高い〙.～̀ s and l ó an (associ à tion )｟米｠貯蓄貸付組合 (｟英｠building society ) 〘住宅資金の貸付けを行う〙.～́ s b à nk 貯蓄銀行 .～́ s b ò nd 〘商〙貯蓄債券 .