save Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
- the goalie made a brilliant save
- the relief pitcher got credit for a save
verb save from ruin, destruction, or harm
relieve; salvage; salve.
verb to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
preserve.
- She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
verb bring into safety
bring through; carry through; pull through.
- We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack
verb spend less; buy at a reduced price
verb accumulate money for future use
lay aside; save up.
- He saves half his salary
verb make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
make unnecessary.
- This will save money
- I'll save you the trouble
- This will save you a lot of time
verb save from sins
redeem; deliver.
verb refrain from harming
spare.
verb spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
economize; economise.
- This move will save money
- The less fortunate will have to economize now
verb retain rights to
keep; hold open; keep open.
- keep my job for me while I give birth
- keep my seat, please
- keep open the possibility of a merger
verb record data on a computer
write.
- boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk

See Sage the herb.

OE. saven, sauven, salven, OF. salver, sauver, F. sauver, L. salvare, fr. salvus saved, safe. See Safe, a.

imperfect & past participle Saved ; present participle & verbal noun Saving

To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames.
God save all this fair company. Chaucer.

He cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matt. xiv. 30.

Thou hast . . . quitted all to save A world from utter loss. Milton.
(Theol.) Specifically, to deliver from and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.
To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.
Now save a nation, and now save a groat. Pope.
To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.
I'll save you That labor, sir. All's now done. Shak.
To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.
Will you not speak to save a lady's blush? Dryden.
To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.
Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of merit. Swift.
Syn. -- To preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve; prevent.

To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; to be economical.
Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material. Bacon.

F. sauf, properly adj., safe. See Safe, a.

Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.
Five times received I forty stripes save one. 2 Cor. xi. 24.
Syn. -- See Except.