1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate

2. 2.

   to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize

Example sentences

• 機械は多くの人手を省く。

  Machinery dispenses with much labor.

• 時を得た一針は九針の手間を省く。

  A stitch in time saves nine.