Saving (noun)

1. The act of preserving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, or injury.
2. The action of putting money into a savings account in a bank or building society.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "preservation, deliverance"): from old french sauveing, from the verb sauver "save", from latin salvare.

Examples:

1. The new safety measures will result in significant savings in terms of lives.
2. The company implemented cost-saving measures to stay afloat.
3. He had a small savings account that he had started when he was a child.
4. She wanted to put some of her salary into a savings account each month.
5. They opened a joint savings account for their future.