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thrift Definition


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thrift
noun
    1. Careful spending, use or management of resources, especially money.
      Thesaurus: frugality, thriftiness, economy, conservation, prudence, saving, carefulness; Antonym: waste, extravagance.
    2. A wild plant with narrow bluish-green leaves and dense round heads of pink flowers, usually found near the coast. Also called sea pink.
Derivative: thriftless
adj
    Not thrifty.
Etymology: 16c in these senses: Norse, meaning ‘prosperity'.



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