English Dictionary

saving

/ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/

adj

(theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. / Preserving; rescuing. / Thrifty; frugal. / Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.

His saving grace brought him back from the brink of damnation.

意味（1）

(theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.

意味（2）

Preserving; rescuing.

He is the saving strength of his anointed.

意味（3）

Thrifty; frugal.

a saving cook

意味（4）

Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.

a saving bargain

意味（5）

Making reservation or exception.

a saving clause

意味（6）

(in compound adjectives) Relating to making a saving.

labour-saving