saving vs spending

saving

prep
  • Without disrespect to. 

  • With the exception of; except; save. 

adj
  • Preserving; rescuing. 

  • Thrifty; frugal. 

  • That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. 

  • Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful. 

  • Relating to making a saving. 

  • Making reservation or exception. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to save. 

  • A reduction in cost or expenditure. 

  • Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. 

spending

noun
  • An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. 

How often have the words saving and spending occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )