单词 | saving |
释义 | saving saving // noun
COST SAVING, FACE-SAVING, LABOUR-SAVING
1 [C] an amount of sth such as time or money that you do not need to use or spend: Buy three and make a saving of €5! With the new heating system we can make big savings on fuel bills.
2 savings [pl.] money that you have saved, especially in a bank, etc: He used his savings to start up his own company.
3 (Economics ) [U] the situation when income is greater than money spent; the process of spending less than income: Consumers have not yet switched from consumption to saving. a drop in household saving
4 -saving (in adjectives) that reduces the amount used of the thing mentioned; preventing waste of the thing mentioned: energy-saving modifications time-saving devices |
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