The phrase "a small saving" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a minor amount of money that has been saved or conserved, often in the context of budgeting or financial planning.
Example: "By switching to a more energy-efficient light bulb, we achieved a small saving on our electricity bill each month."
Alternatives: "a minor saving" or "a little saving".
(The fact that Good Samaritan laws generally protect them from lawsuits is a small saving grace).
While some show a small saving in fossil fuels, others calculate that ethanol consumes more energy than it produces.
India will not be hurt by the suspension of £295m aid but it will be a small saving at the cost of our long-term interests.
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After all, the euro area's economy is four-fifths the size of America's; its capital markets are liquid; its currency is stable; and its legal protections are as strong as those anywhere in the world.Yet far from absorbing the rest of the world's capital, the euro area in 2004 ran a small saving surplus ($36 billion) of its own.
And the continuing work to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy provided a small saving grace: construction equipment that had been in use nearby was moved up the beach to cut the 25-foot-wide trench that finally halted flames that had burned for nearly six hours.
They drew up a household budget with CAP, and this included a small savings plan.
The bail-out on March 29th of a small savings bank, Caja Castilla La Mancha, could change that perception.
Since it owned a small savings-and-loan, its operations were reported to the Office of Thrift Supervision, which regulates S. & L.s.
The government has had to rescue CajaSur, a small savings bank, and four other savings banks have chosen to join forces.
The costs of detailed risk analysis and reporting could sink a small savings bank, or render uneconomic its lending to small businesses.
