thriftiness

thrift·y

(thrĭf′tē)

adj. thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est

1. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing.

2. Archaic

a. Thriving; prosperous.

b. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant.

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thrift′i·ly adv.

thrift′i·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thriftiness - frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" economy frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste

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thriftiness

noun

Careful use of material resources:

economy, frugality, providence, prudence, thrift.

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Translations

إقْتِصاد، تَبذير

hospodárnost

sparsommelighed

Sparsamkeit

économie

sparsemi

hospodárnosť

idaretutumluluk

节俭

thriftiness

n

→ Sparsamkeit f, → Wirtschaftlichkeit f

(US: = prosperity) → Gedeihen nt

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thrift

(θrift) noun

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 frugalidade šetrnost die Sparsamkeit sparsommelighed οικονομία, πνεύμα οικονομίας economía säästlikkus صرفه جویی taloudellisuus économieחסכנות कमखर्ची štedljivost, štednja takarékosság kehematan sparsemi economia 倹約 검소, 절약 taupumas taupība jimat cermat zuinigheidsparsommelighetoszczędność 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

ˈthrifty adjective

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

ˈthriftily adverb

spaarsamig باقْتِصاد، بدون تَبْذير пестеливо frugalmente šetrně sparsam sparsommeligt 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 검소하게 taupiai taupīgi dgn berjimat cermat zuinigsparsommelig 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

ˈthriftiness noun

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

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