To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require: saved $25 at the sale; saved 15 minutes by taking a shortcut.
To set aside for future use; store.
To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare: save one's eyesight.
To make unnecessary; obviate: Your taking the trunk to the attic has saved me an extra trip.
Sports To prevent (a goal) from being scored by an opponent.
To preserve a victory in (a game).
Baseball To preserve (another pitcher's win) by protecting one's team's lead during a stint of relief pitching.
Computer Science To copy (a file) from a computer's main memory to a storage medium.
To avoid waste or expense; economize.
To accumulate money: saving for a vacation.
To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.
Sports An act that prevents an opponent from scoring.
Baseball A preservation by a relief pitcher of another pitcher's win.
save (one's) breath To refrain from a futile appeal or effort: Save your breath; you can't dissuade them.
With the exception of; except: "No man enjoys self-reproach save a masochist” ( Philip Wylie).
Were it not; except: The house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer.