What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Saving vs Multisaver - What's the difference?

saving | multisaver |

As nouns the difference between saving and multisaver

is that saving is a reduction in cost or expenditure while multisaver is a promotion offering the buyer a saving when he/she purchases several of the same item.

As a verb saving

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective saving

is that saves someone from damnation; redemptive.

As a preposition saving

is with the exception of; except; save.

saving

English

Noun

  • A reduction in cost or expenditure.
    • The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
  • (countable, usually plural) Something (usually money) that is saved.
    • I invested all my savings in gold.
  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to save.
  • (obsolete) exception; reservation
  • * L'Estrange
    • Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
  • Preserving; rescuing.
  • * Bible, Psalms xxviii. 8
    • He is the saving strength of his anointed.
  • Thrifty; frugal.
    • a saving cook
  • * 1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 14:
    • 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.
  • Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
    • a saving bargain
    The ship has made a saving voyage.
  • Making reservation or exception.
    • a saving clause

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • With the exception of; except; save.
  • * Bible, Revelations ii. 17
    • And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
  • Without disrespect to.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Saving your reverence.
  • * Burns
    • Saving your presence.

    Derived terms

    * life savings * saving grace

    multisaver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A promotion offering the buyer a saving when he/she purchases several of the same item.
  • * 2001 , Stephen Doyle, Information and communication technology: vocational A level (page 103)
    • Improved customer service: new services such as the Clubcard, multisavers , etc. mean that customers enjoy a better service.
  • * 2002 , Simon Cotton, Graham Teager, Rob Austin, Megabyte (page 35)
    • EPOS can run special promotions called multisavers . For a 'buy two get one free' offer the EPOS machine recognises when a customer has bought three of an item and does not charge for the third one.