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  • save — I. /seɪv / (say sayv) verb (saved, saving) –verb (t) 1. to rescue from danger; preserve from harm, injury, or loss: to save from drowning. 2. to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard: God save the Queen. 3. to keep from being lost: to save the… …  

  • save — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rescue, deliver, preserve, salvage, safeguard; store, lay up, keep, hoard; redeem, convert; spare, avoid; economize, conserve. See preservation, piety. prep. saving, except[ing], barring, but,… …   English dictionary for students

  • save one's bacon — phrasal : to preserve or rescue something of vital importance (as one s life, livelihood, or reputation) from loss or harm the pilots of my section saved my bacon many times when I have been attacked from behind Keith Ayling is forced to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Save — Save, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saving}.] [OE. saven, sauven, salven, OF. salver, sauver, F. sauver, L. salvare, fr. salvus saved, safe. See {Safe}, a.] 1. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • save — vb 1 deliver, redeem, *rescue, ransom, reclaim Analogous words: *free, release, liberate, emancipate: *defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard: *recover, retrieve, recoup, recruit Antonyms: lose: waste: damn {in theology …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • save — save1 [sāv] vt. saved, saving [ME saven < OFr sauver, salver < L salvare < salvus, SAFE] 1. to rescue or preserve from harm, danger, injury, etc.; make or keep safe 2. to keep in health and well being: now only in certain formulas [God… …   English World dictionary

  • save harmless — index indemnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 save harmless v. To indemnif …   Law dictionary

  • save — save1 savable, saveable, adj. savableness, saveableness, n. saver, n. /sayv/, v., saved, saving, n. v.t. 1. to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning …   Universalium

  • Loss aversion — In prospect theory, loss aversion refers to the tendency for people strongly to prefer avoiding losses than acquiring gains. Some studies suggest that losses are twice as powerful, psychologically, as gains.Loss aversion was first convincingly… …   Wikipedia

  • save — I [[t]seɪv[/t]] v. saved, sav•ing, n. 1) to rescue from danger or possible harm or loss 2) to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard: God save the United States[/ex] 3) to keep from being lost: tried to save the game[/ex] 4) to avoid the… …   From formal English to slang

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