save

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

• record data on a computer
  • boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk
    

• retain rights to
  • keep my job for me while I give birth
    
  • keep my seat, please
    
  • keep open the possibility of a merger
    

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
  • This move will save money
    
  • The less fortunate will have to economize now
    

• refrain from harming

• save from sins

• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
  • This will save money
    
  • I'll save you the trouble
    
  • This will save you a lot of time
    

• accumulate money for future use
  • He saves half his salary
    

• spend less; buy at a reduced price

• bring into safety
  • We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack
    

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
  • She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
    

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  write , keep open , hold open , keep , economize , economise , spare , deliver , redeem , make unnecessary , lay aside , save up , carry through , pull through , bring through , preserve , salvage , salve , relieve