1 [C] an amount of sth such as time or money that you do not need to use or spend:
Buy three and make a saving of 55p. * With the new boiler you can make big savings on fuel bills.
2 (savings) [pl.] money that you have saved, especially in a bank, etc:
He put all his savings into buying a boat.
3 (-saving) (in adjectives) that prevents the waste of the thing mentioned or stops it from being necessary:
energy-saving modifications * labour-saving devices * space-saving fitted furniture
seealsoFACE-SAVING
