salvage

[ sal-vij ]

/ ˈsæl vɪdʒ /

noun

the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.

the property so saved.

compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its cargo.

the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.

the property saved from danger.

the value or proceeds upon sale of goods recovered from a fire.

verb (used with object), sal·vaged, sal·vag·ing.

to save from shipwreck, fire, etc.

Origin of salvage

From Old French, dating back to 1635–45; see origin at save¹, -age

SYNONYMS FOR salvage

7 retrieve, recover, rescue.

OTHER WORDS FROM salvage

sal·vage·a·ble, adjective sal·vage·a·bil·i·ty, noun sal·vag·er, noun non·sal·vage·a·ble, adjective

un·sal·vage·a·ble, adjective un·sal·vage·a·bly, adverb un·sal·vaged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH salvage

salvage selvage

Words nearby salvage

salv., salva veritate, salvable, salvador, salvadorian, salvage, salvage archaeology, salvarsan, salvation, salvation army, salvation jane

Example sentences from the Web for salvageable

They broke off into groups of a dozen and got to work collecting bricks and salvageable materials from the rubble.

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Wrecks were being broken up, with salvageable material used for newer homes.

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British Dictionary definitions for salvageable

salvage

/ (ˈsælvɪdʒ) /

noun

the act, process, or business of rescuing vessels or their cargoes from loss at sea

the act of saving any goods or property in danger of damage or destruction
(as modifier)a salvage operation

the goods or property so saved

compensation paid for the salvage of a vessel or its cargo

the proceeds from the sale of salvaged goods or property

verb (tr)

to save or rescue (goods or property) from fire, shipwreck, etc

to gain (something beneficial) from a failure she salvaged little from the broken marriage

Derived forms of salvage

salvageable, adjective salvager, noun

Word Origin for salvage

C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin salvāgium, from salvāre to save 1

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salvage

noun

verb (used with object), sal·vaged, sal·vag·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for salvageable

noun

verb (tr)

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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salvage

noun

verb (used with object), sal·vaged, sal·vag·ing.

Origin of salvage

SYNONYMS FOR salvage

OTHER WORDS FROM salvage

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH salvage

Words nearby salvage

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noun

verb (tr)

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