saving

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saving
[ˈseɪvɪŋ]
sustantivo
1ahorro (m) (economy)
  • to make savings -> ahorrar, economizar
2(finanzas)
  • savings -> ahorros mpl
  • she lived off her savings -> vivía de sus ahorros
  • savings account -> cuenta (f) de ahorros
  • savings bank -> caja (f) de ahorros
  • savings and loan association -> ≅ caja (f) de ahorros (Estados Unidos)
adjetivo
también:
  • her saving grace -> lo único que le salva

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saving [sei-vin]
adjetivo
1Ahorrativo, frugal, económico; que no hace gastos inútiles, que no es pródigo (thrifty).
2Salvador, que salva.
3Sin pérdida, ni ganacia.
4Calificativo, que hace excepción o reserva.
  • A saving clause -> cláusula que contiene una salvedad o reserva
sustantivo
5Economía, ahorro, el acto de ahorrar o lo que se ahorra.
6Excepción en favor de una cosa.
7 (plural)
  • Savings account -> cuenta de ahorros
  • Savings bank -> banco de ahorros, caja de ahorros
preposición
8Con excepción de fuera de, excepto.
  • Saving your reverence -> con perdón de usted
Ahorros.

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saving [ˈseɪvɪŋ]
noun
his actions resulted in the saving of many lives
2 (putting aside) ahorro; (m)
a policy to encourage saving and investment una política para fomentar el ahorro y la inversión; regular saving is the best provision for the future ahorrar con regularidad es la mejor manera de hacer previsiones para el futuro
the provision of public pensions for the aged substantially depresses the rate of private saving turn to the section on saving and investment
3 (economy) ahorro; (m)
this price represents a saving of £100 este precio supone un ahorro de 100 libras
we pass this saving on to the customer
we must make savings tenemos que economizar hacer economías;or this ticket enables you to make a saving on standard rail fares este billete le supondrá un ahorro con respecto a las tarifas de tren normales
By taking a different route to work he made a saving of 10 minutes on his journey time.
4 savings ahorros; (m)
she has savings of £3,000 sus ahorros suman 3.000 libras; tiene ahorradas 3.000 libras; life savings los ahorros de toda una vida
to [live] on off one's savings
adjective
saving grace: his only saving grace was that ... lo único que lo salvaba era que ...
it has the saving grace that ... Soulless tower blocks line the coast in the most garish colours, while tacky shopping precincts selling duty-free everything, bars and discos complete the scene. The one saving grace of this resort are the lovely sandy dunes her saving grace was that the moment she turned her attention to herbs, she became a different person, single-minded, sympathetic one of the few saving graces of this tragic episode was that no one was killed
preposition
(apart from) salvo; excepto
He needs all the colours, saving the black
modifier
savings account (n) cuenta de ahorros; (f)
savings and loan association (n) (US) sociedad de ahorro y préstamo; (f)
savings bank (n) caja de ahorros; (f)
savings bond (n) bono de ahorros; (m)
savings book (n) cartilla libreta de ahorros; (f)or (f)
savings certificate (n) bono de ahorros; (m)
savings stamp (n) sello de ahorros; (m)
In 1918, National Savings stamps went on sale in Britain

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