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- [sey-ving]
- /ˈseɪ vɪŋ/
- /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sey-ving]
- /ˈseɪ vɪŋ/
Definitions of savings word
- adjective savings tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving. 1
- adjective savings compensating; redeeming: a saving sense of humor. 1
- adjective savings thrifty; economical: a saving housekeeper. 1
- adjective savings making a reservation: a saving clause. 1
- noun savings a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay: a saving of 10 percent. 1
- noun savings something that is saved. 1
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Origin of savings
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at save1, -ing2, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Savings
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
savings popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
savings usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for savings
noun savings
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- bullion — Bullion is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
- capital — Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.
- cash — Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
- cd — CDs are small plastic discs on which sound, especially music, is recorded. CDs can also be used to store information which can be read by a computer. CD is an abbreviation for 'compact disc'.
adjective savings
- niggards — Plural form of niggard.
Antonyms for savings
noun savings
- come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- expenditure — The action of spending funds.
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- outgo — the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
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