Save definition

Save as a verb

1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

   Same sense: relieve, salvage, salve

2. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

   "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

   Same sense: preserve

3. bring into safety

   Same sense: bring through, carry through, pull through

4. spend less; buy at a reduced price

5. accumulate money for future use

   "He saves half his salary"

   Same sense: save up, lay aside

6. make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

   "This will save money"

   Same sense: make unnecessary

7. save from sins

   Same sense: deliver, redeem

8. refrain from harming

   Same sense: spare

9. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

   "This move will save money"

   Same sense: economize, economise

10. retain rights to

    Same sense: keep, keep open, hold open

11. record data on a computer

    Same sense: write

Save as a noun

12. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

    "the goalie made a brilliant save"

Synonyms and antonyms

• relieve
• salvage
• salve
• preserve
• bring through
• carry through
• pull through
• save up
• lay aside
• make unnecessary
• deliver
• redeem
• spare
• economize
• economise
• keep definition
• keep open
• hold open
• write

How to say save

Save has 1 syllable and rhymes with gave. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with save

• gave
• wave
• brave
• slave
• grave
• cave
• behave
• shave
• microwave
• rave
• crave
• waive

SAVE in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

2

Is SAVE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SAVE in the word checker, or unscramble SAVE to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.