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thrift  (thrft)

n.

1. Wise economy in the management of money and other resources; frugality.

2. Vigorous growth of living things, such as plants.

3. Any of several densely tufted plants of the genus Armeria, especially A. maritima, having white to pink flower heads with a funnel-shaped scarious calyx.

4. A savings and loan association, credit union, or savings bank. Also called thrift institution.

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[Middle English, prosperity, perhaps from Old Norse, from thrfask, to thrive; see thrive.]

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thrift [θrɪft]

n

1. wisdom and caution in the management of money

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called sea pink any of numerous perennial plumbaginaceous low-growing plants of the genus Armeria, esp A. maritima, of Europe, W Asia, and North America, having narrow leaves and round heads of pink or white flowers

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Rare vigorous thriving or growth, as of a plant

4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) US a building society, savings bank, or credit union

5. an obsolete word for prosperity

[from Old Norse: success; see thrive]

thriftless  adj

thriftlessly  adv

thriftlessness  n

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Thrift 

1. Act like they are bargaining with some Arab street trader … like they are buying lemons —John Wainwright
2. False economy is like stopping one hole in a sieve —Samuel Johnson, April 17, 1788
3. Frugal as a poor farmer’s wife —George Garrett
4. Generous as someone who would give you the sleeves out of his vest —Anon
5. His money comes from him like drops of blood —John Ray’s Proverbs
6. Kept his wallet shut tight as an accordion —Anon
7. Pinches a penny like money is going out of style —George Garrett
8. Soliciting a miser is like fishing in the desert —Solomon Ibn Gabirol
9. Thrifty as a French peasant —G. K. Chesterton
10. Tight as a miser’s wallet —Anon
11. Tight as a scout knot —Geoffrey Wolff

    In his novel, Providence, Wolff expands upon the simile with “Wouldn’t pay a nickel to watch an earthquake.”

12. Tight as a tic —Anon
13. Tight as Dick’s headband —American colloquialism

    This was coined by and is still used by Texas ranchers.

14. Tight as the bark to a tree —American colloquialism

    This still popular simile originated in New Hampshire. A variation from Indiana, “Tight as a wad,” has pretty much given way to the jargon word ‘tightwad.’ There’s also Ulysses S. Grant’s literal application to describe the pantaloons he had to wear as a West Point cadet as being, “Tight to my skin as the bark to a tree.”

15. Tight as the paper on the wall —Mignon Eberhart
16. Watch pennies like a streetcar conductor —Irwin Shaw

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thrift - First meant "acquired wealth, prosperity, success."

See also related terms for prosperity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thrift - any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers Armeria, genus Armeria - shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials Armeria maritima, cliff rose, sea pink - tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
	2.	thrift - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste

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thrift

noun economy, prudence, frugality, saving, parsimony, carefulness, good husbandry, thriftiness They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise.
waste, squandering, extravagance, carelessness, recklessness, profligacy, prodigality

Translations

thrift [θrɪft] thriftiness [ˈθrɪftɪnɪs]

A. N → economía f, frugalidad f

B. CPD thrift store (US) N tienda de artículos de segunda mano que dedica su recaudación a causas benéficas

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thrift [ˈθrɪft] n → économie f
thrift shop n petite boutique d'articles d'occasion gérée au profit d'œuvres charitables

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thrift

n → Sparsamkeit f

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thrift [θrɪft] thriftiness [ˈθrɪftɪnɪs] n → parsimonia

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thrift

n thrift [θrift]

careful spending of money, or using of food or other resources, so that one can save or have some left in reserve; economy She is noted for her thrift but her husband is very extravagant. spaarsamigheid إقْتِصاد في الإنْفاق، عَدَم التَّبْذير пестеливост šetrnost sparsommelighed die Sparsamkeit οικονομία, πνεύμα οικονομίας economía säästlikkus صرفه جویی taloudellisuus économie חַסכָנוּת कमखर्ची štedljivost, štednja takarékosság kehematan sparsemi economia 倹約 검소, 절약 taupumas taupība jimat cermat zuinigheid sparsommelighet oszczędność frugalidade cumpătare экономность šetrnosť, sporivosť, hospodárnosť varčnost štedljivost sparsamhet, god hushållning ความประหยัด tutum, idare 節儉 економність, ощадливість کفايت شعاري sự tiết kiệm, tính tiết kiệm 节俭

adj thrifty

showing thrift a thrifty housewife. spaarsamig مُقْتَصِد пестелив hospodárný sparsommelig sparsam οικονόμος, μη σπάταλος ahorrador, económico säästlik صرفه جو taloudellinen économe חַסכָנִי कम खर्च štedljiv takarékos hemat sparsamur economo 倹約の 검소한 taupus taupīgs berjimat cermat zuinig økonomisk, nøysom oszczędny económico econom экономный hospodárny varčen štedljiv sparsam, ekonomisk ประหยัด tutumlu, idareli 節儉的 економний, бережливий کفايت شعار tiết kiệm, tằn tiện 节俭的

adv thriftily

spaarsamig باقْتِصاد، بدون تَبْذير пестеливо šetrně sparsommeligt sparsam οικονομικά ahorradoramente, económicamente säästlikult با صرفه جویی taloudellisesti avec économie בְּחִיסָכוֹן मितव्ययीता से, किफायतीपन से štedljivo takarékosan dengan hemat með sparsemi con economia 倹約して 절약하여 taupiai taupīgi dgn berjimat cermat zuinig sparsommelig oszczędnie frugalmente cumpătat, cu cumpătare экономно šetrne varčno štedljivo sparsamt, ekonomiskt อย่างประหยัด idareli bir şekilde, tutumla 節儉地 економно, бережливо کفايت شعاري سے tiết kiệm, tằn tiện 节俭地

n thriftiness

spaarsamigheid إقْتِصاد، تَبذير разточителен hospodárnost sparsommelighed die Sparsamkeit οικονομία, φειδώ carácter ahorrador, economía säästlikkus صرفه جویی säästäväisyys économie חִיסָכוֹן मितव्ययीता, किफायतीपन štedljivost takarékosság sifat hemat sparsemi economia 倹約 절약 taupumas taupīgums sifat berjimat cermat zuinigheid sparsommelighet oszczędność frugalidade cumpătare экономность hospodárnosť, šetrnosť varčnost štedljivost sparsamhet ความมัธยัสถ์ tutumluluk, idare 節儉 марнотратний, неекономний کفايت شعاري sự tiết kiệm, tằn tiện 节俭