salvage — to save goods, property, or a ship from damage or destruction
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to save goods, property, or a ship from damage or destruction
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsælvɪdʒ/
Example Sentences
- After the kitchen disaster, Mom managed to salvage enough cookies to serve the guests.
- The company hired experts to salvage data from the crashed computer.
- He tried to salvage his date by pretending the burnt pasta was 'blackened cuisine'.
salvage
VERB[/ˈsælvɪdʒ/]
to save goods, property, or a ship from damage or destruction
Rescuing goods from shipwreck
Salvage from damage, then manage!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'salvage' meaning 'the act of saving,' derived from Latin 'salvus' meaning 'safe' or 'unharmed.' The word entered English through Norman French and has been used since the 14th century to describe the rescue of goods or property from danger or destruction.
Breakdown
salv- (from Latin salvus meaning 'safe') + -age (noun suffix indicating an action or process) = salvage
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📝Examples
“After the kitchen disaster, Mom managed to salvage enough cookies to serve the guests.”
“The company hired experts to salvage data from the crashed computer.”
“He tried to salvage his date by pretending the burnt pasta was 'blackened cuisine'.”
“The salvage team recovered valuable artwork from the flooded museum.”
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