parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching
(noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
thrift
(noun) any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thrift (countable and uncountable, plural thrifts)
(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
(countable, US) A savings bank.
(countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
(obsolete) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
(obsolete) Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
• (characteristic of using a minimum of something): frugality
• spendthrift
thrift (third-person singular simple present thrifts, present participle thrifting, simple past and past participle thrifted)
(transitive) To obtain from a thrift shop.
Thrift (plural Thrifts)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thrift is the 9780th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3313 individuals. Thrift is most common among White (91.76%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Thrift, n. Etym: [Icel. . See Thrive.]
1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands. Spenser.
2. Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity. "Your thrift is gone full clean." Chaucer. I have a mind presages me such thrift. Shak.
3. Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: One of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria. Common thrift (Bot.), Armeria vulgaris; -- also called sea pink.
Syn.
– Frugality; economy; prosperity; gain; profit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 January 2025
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
