save

nouns

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
"the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
save
domain category
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
athletics, sport
is a type of (narrower)
the act of preventing
"there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
bar, prevention

verbs

save from ruin, destruction, or harm
relieve, salvage, salve, save
is derived from
saver
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
"She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
preserve, save
is derived from
saver
bring into safety
"We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
bring through, carry through, pull through, save
is derived from
savior
spend less; buy at a reduced price
save
is derived from
saver
entails
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
"The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
buy, purchase
accumulate money for future use
"He saves half his salary"
lay aside, save, save up
is derived from
savings
make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
"This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
make unnecessary, save
save from sins
deliver, redeem, save
refrain from harming
save, spare
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
"This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
economise, economize, save
is derived from
saver
retain rights to
"keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
hold open, keep, keep open, save
record data on a computer
"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
save, write