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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “savings”

“savings” is pronounced /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ (SAY-vingz) in American English and /seɪvɪŋz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sav”.
The sound

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savings

/ˈseɪvɪŋz/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /seɪvɪŋz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. savseɪstress
  2. ingsvɪŋz
IPA (American)
/ˈseɪvɪŋz/
IPA (British)
/seɪvɪŋz/
Respelling
SAY-vingz
Syllables
2 — SAV-ings
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SAV-ings. “sav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈseɪvɪŋz/

British

/seɪvɪŋz/

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Meaning

What “savings” means

  1. noun

    a fund of money put by as a reserve

  2. noun

    an act of economizing; reduction in cost

    “it was a small economy to walk to work every day”

  3. noun

    recovery or preservation from loss or danger

    “work is the deliverance of mankind”

Say it in a sentence

“Their savings covered the repairs with a little left over.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
sseɪlong avvɪshort iŋngzz

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Questions

“savings”, answered

How do you pronounce “savings”?

“savings” is pronounced /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ (SAY-vingz) in American English and /seɪvɪŋz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sav”. Build it as SAV-ings, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “savings” have?

2: sav · ings. The beat lands on the first, “sav”.

Is “savings” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ (SAY-vingz); British English says /seɪvɪŋz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “savings” mean?

As a noun: a fund of money put by as a reserve For example: “Their savings covered the repairs with a little left over.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “savings”?

Stress the first syllable: SAV-ings. “sav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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