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save

 
/seɪv/ v [I/T] (KEEP)

Definition

to keep money or something else for use in the future: [I] I’m saving (up) for a new bike and I’ve got almost $100. [T] If you save the receipts from your business trip, the company will reimburse you. [T] I forgot to get milk – will you save my place in line while I get it? technology To save information on a computer is to store it in a computer file.
(Definition of save v (KEEP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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