ahorro

n. saving, thrift, putting by

v. save, put aside, lay aside; avoid, evade; free, release, liberate; (Caribbean) abort, cancel; (Central America) fail; (Andean) shirk, evade one's duty

= economy [economies, pl.], saving, cost saving [cost-saving], thrift.
Ex: In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
Ex: Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.
Ex: With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
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* ahorro de combustible = fuel saving.
* ahorro de dinero = savings in money.
* ahorro de energía = energy conservation, energy saving, savings in energy.
* ahorro de esfuerzo = savings in energy, savings in effort.
* ahorro de espacio = economy of space.
* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.
* ahorro de personal = staff saving.
* ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.
* ahorro energético = energy saving.
* ahorro en los costes = savings in costs.
* ahorros = savings, nest egg.
* ahorros considerables = economies of scale, scale economies.
* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
* caja de ahorros = savings bank.
* campaña de ahorro = economy drive.
* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.
* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.
* estrategia de ahorro = saver.
* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.
Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
Ex: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.
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* ahorrar dinero = save + money.
* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.
* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.
* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + problem.
* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.
* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.
* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.
* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.
* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.
* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.
* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.
* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.
* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle.
* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.
* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.