THRIFT

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (characteristic of using a minimum of something): frugality

Antonyms

• spendthrift

Verb

thrift (third-person singular simple present thrifts, present participle thrifting, simple past and past participle thrifted)

(transitive) To obtain from a thrift shop.

Proper noun

Thrift (plural Thrifts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thrift is the 9780^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3313 individuals. Thrift is most common among White (91.76%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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