save

/sˈeɪv/

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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
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to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
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bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
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spend less; buy at a reduced price
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accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
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make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I''ll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
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save from sins
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refrain from harming
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spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
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retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
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record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
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