Translation
to save (money, resources), economise
Word origin
From German sparen ('to save, be thrifty'), a Germanic verb related to English spare. Saving a person from danger is a different verb entirely: savi.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- sparen
- English cognates
- spare
Examples
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I am saving money for a new bicycle.
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We must save water during the hot summer.
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He saved for five years to buy a house.
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