save to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank:
She doesn’t earn much, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week. We’re saving for a deposit to buy a house.set/put aside to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of time:
You should start setting aside part of your earnings as retirement savings.scrimp and save to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very much:
My parents scrimped and saved for years to send me to college.squirrel something away informal to keep something, especially money, in a safe place to be used later:
I wanted to surprise her, so I squirreled away a couple of dollars a week to spend on a present.economize to spend less money by buying only the things that you really need, or by buying cheaper things:
Weddings can be expensive, but you can economize by doing some things yourself.start up/boot up to make a computer start working:
I’m having problems starting up my computer.log on/in to start using a computer system by typing your name and password:
He logged on and read his emails.click on something to press a button on a computer mouse to choose a program, file etc from the screen:
When you click on the link, it sends you to the company’s website.install to add new software to a computer so that the software is ready to be used:
All users should install anti-virus software.download to move information, pictures, or music from the Internet onto your computer:
You can download MP3 files.upload to move information, pictures, or music from your computer to a different computer across the Internet:
Sites such as YouTube allow you to upload your own videos.open to make a file or program ready to use:
Open a new file and type in the information.scroll up/down to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it:
Scroll down to read the questions and answers.enter to type information into a computer:
The program requires you to enter a password.delete to remove information from a computer:
I’ve deleted his email. When you delete a file, it first gets moved to the recycle bin.cut and paste to remove information from one place and put it in another place:
Tutors are looking out for students who cut and paste their essays from the Internet.save to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it:
Make sure you save any work you do before you shut the computer down.close to stop having a file or program ready to use:
To close the window, click on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner of the screen.log off/out to stop using a computer system by giving it particular instructions:
I get an error message when I log off.shut down to make a computer stop working:
Employees should shut their computers down at the end of each day.restart/reboot to make a computer start working again:
Wait a few minutes before rebooting your computer.except used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use
except for, not just
except, before a noun:
The office is open every day except Sundays. Except for a man walking his dog, the park was empty. Most of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the 'Los Angeles Times'. Except for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II. The area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains. Except in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.apart from/aside from used when mentioning one or two things that do not fit the main thing that you are saying:
Aside from one or two minor errors, this is an excellent piece of research. The films were all made in Hollywood, apart from one, which was made in the UK. The weather was not very good in the first week. Apart from that, it was a good holiday.excluding/not including used when saying that something, especially a total number or amount, does not include a particular thing or person.
Excluding is more formal than
not including:
The software costs $49.95, not including tax. Excluding students, the total number of unemployed rose from 2 million to 2.3 million.with the exception of formal except for one particular person or thing:
Denmark has more wind turbines than any other place in the world, with the exception of California. With the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.but used especially after words such as
nothing, all, any, anyone, everything or
everyone when saying that something is the only thing, or someone is the only person:
There is nothing but trees, for mile after mile. The garment covers everything but the eyes. All but a few of her family died of the disease. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲