🚒salvage

verb
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/

Meaning

To save something from loss, damage, or destruction.

Example Sentences

They managed to salvage some goods from the fire.

Example Expressions

salvage the situation

Synonyms

rescue, recover, save, retrieve

Antonyms

lose, destroy, waste

Collocations

salvage operation, salvage value, salvage effort, salvage team

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