salvage vs saving

salvage and saving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salvage	Yes	No	Yes	No
saving	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, saving is a hypernym of salvage; that is, saving is a word with a broader meaning than salvage:

salvage: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
saving: recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Other hypernyms of salvage include deliverance, delivery, rescue.

As nouns, saving is a hypernym of salvage; that is, saving is a word with a broader meaning than salvage:

salvage: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
saving: recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Other hypernyms of salvage include deliverance, delivery, rescue.

salvage (noun)	saving (noun)
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire	an act of economizing; reduction in cost
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction	the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
property or goods saved from damage or destruction	recovery or preservation from loss or danger

salvage (adjective)	saving (adjective)
	bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
	characterized by thriftiness

salvage (verb)	saving (verb)
collect discarded material
save from ruin, destruction, or harm