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thrift (noun)

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  • thrift — ► NOUN 1) carefulness and prudence in the use of money and other resources. 2) a plant which forms low growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads, growing chiefly on sea cliffs and mountains. ORIGIN from Old Norse, grasp, get… …   English terms dictionary

  • thrift — /θrɪft / (say thrift) noun 1. economical management; economy; frugality. 2. vigorous growth, as of a plant. 3. → sea pink. 4. Obsolete Colloquial accumulated wealth. {Middle English, from thrive. Compare Icelandic thrift prosperity} –thriftless,… …  

  • thrift shop — noun : a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes * * * thrift shop or thrift store noun (chiefly US) A shop, usu run on behalf of a charity, that sells second hand clothes and other… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrift — [θrɪft] noun 1. [countable] also thrift institution FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS in the US, a Savings and Loan Association or savings bank …   Financial and business terms

  • thrift store — thrift shop or thrift store noun (chiefly US) A shop, usu run on behalf of a charity, that sells second hand clothes and other articles • • • Main Entry: ↑thrift * * * thrift store variant UK US Main entry: thrift shop * * * ˈthrift shop 7 …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrift shop — UK / US or thrift store UK / US noun [countable] Word forms thrift shop : singular thrift shop plural thrift shops American a charity shop …   English dictionary

  • thrift store — thrift shop UK / US or thrift store UK / US noun [countable] Word forms thrift shop : singular thrift shop plural thrift shops American a charity shop …   English dictionary

  • thrift´i|ness — thrift|y «THRIHF tee», adjective, thrift|i|er, thrift|i|est. 1. careful in spending; economical; saving: »a thrifty housewife …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrift´i|ly — thrift|y «THRIHF tee», adjective, thrift|i|er, thrift|i|est. 1. careful in spending; economical; saving: »a thrifty housewife …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrift|y — «THRIHF tee», adjective, thrift|i|er, thrift|i|est. 1. careful in spending; economical; saving: »a thrifty housewife …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrift´less|ness — thrift|less «THRIHFT lihs», adjective. without thrift; wasteful. SYNONYM(S): improvident. –thrift´less|ly, adverb. –thrift´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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