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  • Definition
    • save :(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
      • the goalie made a brilliant save|the relief pitcher got credit for a save

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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