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thrift

8 definitions • 6 examples
1
the careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste
2
a small plant with, typically, pink flowers on long stems that often grows wild on cliffs by the sea
3
a type of bank in the US that allows you to save money or borrow money to buy a house:

Examples:

These days, thrifts place most of their money into boring but safe mortgages.
4
to look for or buy something from a thrift store or another place that sells used things such as clothes, books, or furniture :

Examples:

I thrifted all my clothes for a year.
The photo shows a vintage skirt that she found at a Salvation Army in New York one day when she was thrifting.
go thrifting We went thrifting yesterday and I picked up two blouses, a cardigan, and a pair of shoes.
5
the careful use of money, esp. by avoiding waste:

Examples:

[ U ] Trina learned thrift from her mother.
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dated A thrift is also a type of bank.
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the careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste and saving money for the future:

Examples:

The idea of the price increases is to encourage thrift.
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