Avoids Spending Reserves

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • to keep up and reserve for personal or special use • bring into safety • spend less; buy at a reduced price • accumulate money for future use • make unnecessary an expenditure or effort • save from sins • refrain from harming • spend sparingly, avoid the waste of • retain rights to • record data on a computer
	32%	9		In a manner that depletes reserves or reserves
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	31%	9		Spending or reducing reserves
	verb • use up (resources or materials)

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