salvage

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsælvɪdʒ/

Etymology 1

From Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”).

Noun

salvage (plural salvages)

1. the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
2. the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
3. the compensation paid to the rescuers
4. the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued
5. anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted
6. damaged
   • salvage cars auction.

Translations

the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation

• French: sauvetage (fr) m, sauvetages (fr) m pl
• Polish: ocalenie n

• Russian: спасение (ru) n (spasénije), спасание (ru) n (spasánije)
• Spanish: salvamento (es) m, rescate (es) m

the ship, crew or cargo so rescued

• French: rescapé (fr) m, rescapée (fr) f, rescapés (fr) m pl, rescapées (fr) f pl

the compensation paid to the rescuers

• French: récompense (fr) f, récompenses (fr) f pl

the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued

anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted

damaged

• French: épave (fr) f, épaves (fr) f pl

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• Norwegian: berging f (1,2,4,5), bergingslønn f (3)

Verb

salvage (third-person singular simple present salvages, present participle salvaging, simple past and past participle salvaged)

1. (transitive) Of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue
   • 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, BBC:

     Robin van Persie looked to have secured the points for the Gunners with a fine goal from Theo Walcott's through ball. But Perisic dipped a sublime 20-yard shot home to salvage a draw.

2. (transitive) Of discarded goods, to put to use
3. (transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved

Translations

To rescue

• French: sauver (fr)
• German: bergen (de)
• Polish: ocalić (pl)

• Russian: спасать (ru) (spasátʹ)
• Spanish: rescatar

To put to use

• French: recycler (fr)

To make new or restore for the use of being saved

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Translations to be checked

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} redde, ^{(please verify)} berge

Derived terms

• salvageability
• salvageable
• salvager

Related terms

• salvation

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

salvage (plural salvages)

1. obsolete spelling of savage [16th-19th c.]

External links

• salvage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• salvage in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• salvage at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• lavages

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Adjective

salvage m, f

1. alternative form of sauvage

Declension

  Declension of salvage  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	salvages	salvage	salvage
	Oblique	salvage	salvage	salvage
Plural	Subject	salvage	salvages	salvage
	Oblique	salvages	salvages	salvage