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Added 9 October 2026

salvage

/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ noun

Latin root: salvare Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about salvage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Property or goods saved from damage or destruction.
The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction.
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.
Collect discarded material.
She scavenged the garbage cans for food

Origin

From Old French salver (see also save, from a variant form), from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”) with the English suffix -age.

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