Salvage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

property or goods saved from damage or destruction

the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈælvɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈalvɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈalvɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈælvɪdʒ/.

Examples

She scavenged the garbage cans for food

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

save salve relieve scavenge

Parts of Speech

noun	property or goods saved from damage or destruction
noun	the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
noun	the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
verb	save from ruin, destruction, or harm
verb	collect discarded or refused material “She scavenged the garbage cans for food”

Word Forms

salvage	verb	save from ruin, destruction, or harm
salve	verb	save from ruin, destruction, or harm
salvage	noun	the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
salvager	noun	someone who salvages
salvation	noun	saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
saver	noun	someone who saves something from danger or violence
scavenger	noun	someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

retten

Eigentum oder Güter, die vor Beschädigung oder Zerstörung bewahrt werden

🇫🇷French

sauver

biens ou marchandises sauvés de l’endommagement ou de la destruction

🇪🇸Spanish

salvar

propiedad o bienes salvados de daño o destrucción

🇮🇹Italian

salvare

proprietà o beni salvati da danni o distruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

redden

eigendommen of goederen die zijn gered van schade of vernietiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

salvamento

propriedade ou bens salvos de danos ou destruição

🇷🇺Russian

спасение

имущество или товары, спасенные от повреждения или уничтожения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उबार

संपत्ति या सामान को क्षति या विनाश से बचाया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ধার

ক্ষতি বা ধ্বংস থেকে রক্ষা করা সম্পত্তি বা পণ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

காப்பு

சேதம் அல்லது அழிவிலிருந்து காப்பாற்றப்பட்ட சொத்து அல்லது பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నివృత్తి

నష్టం లేదా విధ్వంసం నుండి రక్షించబడిన ఆస్తి లేదా వస్తువులు

🇮🇳Marathi

तारण

मालमत्तेचे किंवा वस्तूंचे नुकसान किंवा नाश होण्यापासून वाचवले

🇮🇳Gujarati

બચાવ

મિલકત અથવા માલ નુકસાન અથવા વિનાશથી બચાવ્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ಷಣೆ

ಹಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನಾಶದಿಂದ ಉಳಿಸಿದ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಕುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷ

നാശത്തിൽ നിന്നോ നാശത്തിൽ നിന്നോ സംരക്ഷിച്ച സ്വത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚਾਅ

ਸੰਪਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

نجات

نقصان یا تباہی سے بچا ہوا مال یا سامان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打捞

财产或货物免遭损坏或毁坏

🇯🇵Japanese

サルベージ

損傷または破壊から救われた財産または物品

🇰🇷Korean

구제

손상이나 파괴로부터 보호된 재산 또는 물품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cứu hộ

tài sản hoặc hàng hóa được cứu khỏi hư hỏng hoặc phá hủy

🇹🇭Thai

กอบกู้

ทรัพย์สินหรือสินค้าที่รอดพ้นจากความเสียหายหรือการทำลายล้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelamatkan

harta benda atau barang yang diselamatkan dari kerusakan atau kehancuran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsagip

ari-arian o mga kalakal na nailigtas mula sa pinsala o pagkasira

🇲🇾Malay

penyelamatan

harta benda atau barang yang diselamatkan daripada kerosakan atau kemusnahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنقاذ

إنقاذ الممتلكات أو البضائع من التلف أو التدمير

🇮🇷Persian

نجات

اموال یا کالاهایی که از آسیب یا تخریب نجات یافته اند

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtarma

hasar veya yıkımdan kurtarılan mülk veya mallar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצִיל

רכוש או סחורה שניצלו מנזק או הרס

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The primary meaning of 'salvage' is 'property or goods saved from damage or destruction'.

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