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save

verb (KEEP)
 
 
/seɪv/

Definition

A2 [I or T] to keep something, especially money, for use in the future: Tom's been saving his pocket money every week. We're saving (up) for a new car. I save all my old letters in case I want to read them again. Save me a place at your table, will you?Saving and savings accounts A2 [T] to put information on a computer onto a computer diskOperating computers
(Definition of save verb (KEEP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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