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thrift

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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.

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

thrift
Noun
1. wisdom and caution with money
2. a low-growing plant of Europe, W Asia, and North America, with narrow leaves and round heads of pink or white flowers [Old Norse: success]
thriftless adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thriftthrift - 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
frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste

thrift
Translations
thrift [θrɪft] neconomía

thrift [θrɪft] néconomie f

thrift [θrɪft] nSparsamkeit f

thrift [θrɪft] nparsimonia

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 säästäväisyys économie חַסכָנוּת कमखर्ची štedljivost, štednja takarékosság kehematan sparsemi economia 倹約 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
adj thrifty
showing thrift a thrifty housewife. spaarsamig مُقْتَصِد пестелив hospodárný sparsommelig sparsam οικονόμος, μη σπάταλος ahorrador, económico säästlik صرفه جو säästäväinen économe חַסכָנִי कम खर्च štedljiv takarékos hemat sparsamur economo 倹約の 절약하는 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
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
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


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Just about that time the word Thrift was to the fore.
Art will still withhold herself from thrift, and she does well, for nothing but love has any right to her.
There was the truth of virginity and the truth of passion, the truth of wealth and of poverty, of thrift and of profligacy, of carelessness and abandon.
 
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