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Sparing vs Saving - What's the difference?

sparing | saving |

As adjectives the difference between sparing and saving

is that sparing is prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal while saving is that saves someone from damnation; redemptive.

As verbs the difference between sparing and saving

is that sparing is present participle of lang=en while saving is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun saving is

a reduction in cost or expenditure.

As a preposition saving is

with the exception of; except; save.

sparing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal

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    Verb

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    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

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    • 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