of save-preserving; rescuing.-avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.-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.-making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.-with the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.-something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.-exception; reservation.