savingness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SA'VINGNESS, noun 1. Frugality; parsimony, caution not to expend money without necessity or use. 2. Tendency to promote eternal salvation. SA'VINGS BANK, noun A bank in which the savings or earnings of the poor are deposited and put to interest for their benefit.
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