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Adverb for that which saves or redeems something from an otherwise bad state or condition
“The desert's saving grace is a fertile strip in the north watered by the Euphrates River as it flows southeast.”
(dated) Adverb for thrifty or frugal in character or nature
“Astwood was a saving miser, who lent money to his fellow-servitors on usury.”
(dated) Adverb for bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended
“After due trial, this purpose of the expedition was abandoned, and a more profitable occupation was found in trying for fish and furs, which were to be the last refuge to secure a saving voyage.”
(of a system) Adverb for capable of maximizing productivity at no expense of extra resources
Adverb for acting to preserve or conserve something
Adverb for full of virtue, having excellent moral character
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