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Save means to rescue, keep in good condition, store up money or goods or prevent from losing or being hurt. (verb)

An example of to save is to bring a sickly cat back to health.

A save is a sports move that prevents the other team from scoring or winning. (noun)

An example of a save is when a relief pitcher for the winning team keeps the other team from getting the advantage and winning.

Save means unless or except. (conjunction)

An example of save used as a conjunction is in the sentence, "We would be going on a vacation right now, save we had spent all of the money too early," which means we would be going on a vacation right now, except we had spent all of the money too early.

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See save in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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