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
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
“She saved the old family photographs in a drawer”
Synonymspreservebring into safety
“We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack”
spend less; buy at a reduced price
accumulate money for future use
“He saves half his salary”
make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
“This will save money”
“I'll save you the trouble”
Synonymsmake unnecessarysave from sins
refrain from harming
Synonymssparespend sparingly, avoid the waste of
“This move will save money”
“The less fortunate will have to economize now”
retain rights to
“keep my job for me while I give birth”
“keep my seat, please”
record data on a computer
“boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk”
Synonymswrite
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
