thrift

[Thrift]

Thrift means being very careful about how much money you spend. Reusing the same tea bag ten times so as not to waste money is a kind of thrift.

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A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality.

Noun
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

Noun
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

n.
A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality.

n.
Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity.

n.
Vigorous growth, as of a plant.

n.
One of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria.

Thrift

Thrift , n. [Icel. rift. 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.

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.

3. Vigorous growth, as of a plant. 4. (Bot.) 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.

Thriftity

Thrift"i*ty , adv. 1. In a thrifty manner. 2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. [Obs.]

A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret [greeted].

A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality.

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Usage Examples

Housing Works is the coolest thrift store in the world, because not only are they the best thrift store - they're not the most thrifty thrift store - but they have amazing stuff and all of their proceeds go directly to kids, mostly homeless kids, living with AIDS and HIV in New York, in the metropolitan area.

I like to find the beauty in the ugly. When I'm in a thrift store, I gravitate toward pieces I know I'll wear a ton, and insane pieces that I'm sure most people would consider gross. But I find them inspiring. Our van is currently stocked with some of my random findings from this tour. Maybe I'll call my aesthetic 'van fashion.'

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Other Usage Examples

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness it teaches industry and thrift above all it teaches entire trust.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.