Meaning: saved 
seɪv
adj.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
guarded from injury or destruction
n.
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
v.
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
bring into safety
spend less; buy at a reduced price
feather one's nest; have a nest egg
make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
save from sins
refrain from harming
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
retain rights to
saved Idiom, Proverb
saved by the bell
Idiom(s): saved by the bellTheme: RESCUED
rescued from a difficult or dangerous situation just in time by something that brings the situation to a sudden end. (From the sounding of a bell marking the end of a round in a boxing match.)
• James didn't know the answer to the question but he was saved by the bell when the teacher was called away from the room.
• I couldn't think of anything to say to the woman at the bus stop, but I was saved by the bell when my bus arrived.
A penny saved is a penny earned
Idiom(s): A penny saved is a penny earnedTheme: THRIFT
A proverb meaning that money saved through thrift is the same as money earned by employment. (Sometimes used to explain stinginess.)
• "I didn't want to pay that much for the book," said Mary. "After all, a penny saved is a penny earned."
• Bob put his money in a new bank that pays more interest than his old bank, saying, "A penny saved is a penny earned."
penny saved is a penny earned, a
penny saved is a penny earned, aWhat one does not spend, one will have. This maxim for thrift is so familiar that it often appears in shortened form, as in Although they can afford to buy a house right now, they're putting it off, on the principle of “a penny saved.” It appeared in slightly different form in George Herbert's Outlandish Proverbs (1640). Whether or not it originally suggested that savings earn interest is not known.
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