Initialism vs Saving - What's the difference?
initialism | saving |
A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
(countable, usually plural) Something (usually money) that is saved.
(uncountable) The action of the verb to save.
(obsolete) exception; reservation
* L'Estrange
(theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
Preserving; rescuing.
* Bible, Psalms xxviii. 8
Thrifty; frugal.
* 1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 14:
Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
Making reservation or exception.
With the exception of; except; save.
* Bible, Revelations ii. 17
Without disrespect to.
* Shakespeare
* Burns
As nouns the difference between initialism and saving
is that initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter while saving is a reduction in cost or expenditure.As a verb saving is
.As an adjective saving is
(theology) that saves someone from damnation; redemptive.As a preposition saving is
with the exception of; except; save.initialism
English
Noun
(wikipedia initialism) (en noun)- BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.
See also
* abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *saving
English
Noun
- The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
- I invested all my savings in gold.
- Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty.
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- He is the saving strength of his anointed.
- a saving cook
- Three of her bairns were drowned at sea, fishing off the Bervie braes they had been, but the fourth, the boy Cospatric, him that died the same day as the Old Queen, he was douce and saving and sensible, and set putting the estate to rights.
- a saving bargain
- The ship has made a saving voyage.
- a saving clause
Preposition
(English prepositions)- And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
- Saving your reverence.
- Saving your presence.