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(verb)
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keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger


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they brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy

(verb)
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keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use


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she had never been able to save much from her salary

you can save up for retirement in a number of ways

(verb)
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keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location


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save the instructions to a new file

(verb)
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avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources)


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save £20 on a new camcorder

an efficient dishwasher would save them one year and three months at the sink

(verb)
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prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game)


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the powerful German saved three match points

(noun)
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(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring


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the keeper made a great save

(noun)
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an act of saving data to a storage location


(preposition)
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other than; except for


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no one needed to know save herself

the dish needs no accompaniment, save a robust red wine

the building was empty save for the security guards

(conjunction)
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except


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little is known of his early life, save that he went to school in Brighton

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