thrift.
The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
Meaning & usage
The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house.
A savings bank.
Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.
Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, prosperity”). Equivalent to thrive + -t.
To shop or browse at a thrift shop; to buy (something) at a thrift shop.
They like to go thrifting on weekends.
I thrifted these vintage coffee mugs.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, prosperity”). Equivalent to thrive + -t.
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