salvage (ˈsælvɪdʒ
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Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
ˈsalvageable adjective ˈsalvager noun Word Origin
C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin salvāgium, from salvāre to saveC17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin from to 1
Synonyms
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save,
recover,
rescue,
restore,
repair,
get back,
retrieve,
redeem,
glean,
repossess,
fetch back
