savings

/ˈseɪvɪŋz/

noun

A reduction in cost or expenditure.

Examples :

"The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent."

noun

(usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

Examples :

"I invested all my savings in gold."

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noun

The action of the verb to save.

Examples :

""Her savings from her summer job will help pay for her college textbooks." "

finance business economy asset

noun

Exception; reservation

Examples :

"The contract was signed with the savings that it could be terminated with 30 days' notice. "

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Meanings

Examples :

"The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent."

Examples :

"I invested all my savings in gold."

Examples :

""Her savings from her summer job will help pay for her college textbooks." "

Examples :

"The contract was signed with the savings that it could be terminated with 30 days' notice. "

Related Words

expenditure noun

Act of expending or paying out.

particularly adverb

(focus) Especially, extremely.

terminated verb

To end, especially in an incomplete state.

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

exception noun

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

supplier noun

One who supplies; a provider.

reservation noun

The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.

invested verb

To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.

reduction noun

The act, process, or result of reducing.

percent noun

A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).

textbooks noun

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

contract noun

An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.