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salvage

sal·vage

UK/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/ US/ˈsælvɪdʒ/ fairly common
verb (2) noun (3)

verb

1.
2.

collect discarded or refused material

  • “She scavenged the garbage cans for food”
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noun

1.
2.

the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

3.

the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish salvaje, from Catalan salvatge, from Late Latin *salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”). Confused false friends; English salvage and Tagalog salbahe (“mischievous, naughty”).

Phrases

  • pure salvage
  • salvage grocery
  • salvage logging
  • salvage therapy
  • salvage title
  • salvage yard

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