The phrase "a modest saving" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small or moderate amount of money saved or conserved, often in the context of budgeting or financial planning.
Example: "By switching to energy-efficient appliances, we achieved a modest saving on our monthly utility bills."
Alternatives: "a small saving" or "a slight saving."
While this represents a modest saving on high-street prices for travellers within Europe it creates a profits bonanza for stores on sales to passengers leaving the European Union.
It would, for example, shave about one hour off a coast-to-coast flight across the United States, but at the cost of consuming 20% more fuel than one of today's big jets carrying a similar number of passengers.If Boeing ever built the aeroplane, it would have to persuade airlines that customers would be prepared to pay a premium for such a modest saving of time spent in the air.
They'd also get a modest saving on the estate taxes they are paying from other assets.
However, that still equates to a modest saving for the health service as management accounts for less than 2% of its budget.
Furthermore, a modest saving in phosphate binders was observed as well.
"But it is an annual, relatively small borrowing we're doing this year that were doing to get a modest savings".
Mr. Flacks, a lifelong bachelor, is trained as a lawyer, but devotes his time to unpaid activism, and lives off a modest savings.
Mr. Gates said he wants to trim the bloated civilian and military bureaucracy (including excess admirals and generals) for a modest savings of $10 billion to $15 billion annually.
"At stake," he said, "is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home, and secure their retirement".
In towns like Ontario, a city of 145,000 people in San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles, the large populations of working-class families that include many Hispanic and Asian immigrants find that even a modest savings can help stretch the budget considerably.
