Thrift
noun
The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wasting them.
My grandmother learned the importance of thrift during the Great Depression.
Often appears as...
- exhibit thrift
- thrift store
noun
A kind of flowering plant.
He planted some thrift along the borders of his garden.
Often appears as...
- sea thrift
- pink thrift
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Academic
noun
A bank or credit union.
He deposited his paycheck at the local thrift.
Often appears as...
- thrift institution
- thrift bank
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Formal
Technical
noun
The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wasting them.
My grandmother learned the importance of thrift during the Great Depression.
Often appears as...
- exhibit thrift
- thrift store
noun
A kind of flowering plant.
He planted some thrift along the borders of his garden.
Often appears as...
- sea thrift
- pink thrift
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A bank or credit union.
He deposited his paycheck at the local thrift.
Often appears as...
- thrift institution
- thrift bank
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Thrift suggests responsible and prudent management of resources, often viewed positively.
His thrift helped him retire early.
Pro Tip 2/3Depression Era
Frequently associated with periods like the Great Depression when careful spending was necessary.
Thrift became a way of life during economic hardships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Stinginess
Understand the difference: thrift is wise spending, not being stingy or refusing to spend.
She practices thrift but never hesitates to treat her friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Thrift suggests responsible and prudent management of resources, often viewed positively.
His thrift helped him retire early.
Pro Tip 2/3Depression Era
Frequently associated with periods like the Great Depression when careful spending was necessary.
Thrift became a way of life during economic hardships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Stinginess
Understand the difference: thrift is wise spending, not being stingy or refusing to spend.
She practices thrift but never hesitates to treat her friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Thrift suggests responsible and prudent management of resources, often viewed positively.
His thrift helped him retire early.
Pro Tip 2/3Depression Era
Frequently associated with periods like the Great Depression when careful spending was necessary.
Thrift became a way of life during economic hardships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Stinginess
Understand the difference: thrift is wise spending, not being stingy or refusing to spend.
She practices thrift but never hesitates to treat her friends.
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Slowly into Secret...
and protect the nature as well. Yeah. The reasons why this site is designated is for its assemblage of wildflowers. So, if you come in midsummer there's like carpets of pink thrift and a sea of yellow from various flowers, rock rose and gorse and... yeah, it's beautiful.
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How America's public...
For years, I tried desperately to cultivate in my kids a love of reading. I'd amassed a modest classroom library of books I'd accumulated from secondhand shops, thrift stores, attics -- you know.
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Slowly into Secret...
and protect the nature as well. Yeah. The reasons why this site is designated is for its assemblage of wildflowers. So, if you come in midsummer there's like carpets of pink thrift and a sea of yellow from various flowers, rock rose and gorse and... yeah, it's beautiful.
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How America's public...
For years, I tried desperately to cultivate in my kids a love of reading. I'd amassed a modest classroom library of books I'd accumulated from secondhand shops, thrift stores, attics -- you know.
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Ashleigh Murray
American Actress
My hair was curly, and everyone else's was straight or in micro braids. I didn't have a lot of money, so I shopped at thrift stores. And I'm petite - I never looked shapely. I remember thinking, 'Will I ever have that stereotypical round, full butt that people think most black women have? I had to find another way to feel good about myself.
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Kreayshawn
American Musician
I like Goodwill and the thrift stores. I don't like going into a store and picking from a bunch of cute stuff that's already been found. One of the best parts is finding it myself.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
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.
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Zoey Deutch
American Actress
My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage sale. Treasure hunting is a family passion.
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Shana Alexander
American Journalist
In Mormon society and culture, highest values are placed on hard work, thrift, clean living, obedience to the elders and, above all, on the importance of the family.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
I have said before, you don't expect conservative parties to believe in much, but you do expect them to believe in thrift.
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Calvin Coolidge
American President
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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J. Paul Getty
American Businessman
You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
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John D. Rockefeller
American Businessman
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?
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Ashleigh Murray
American Actress
My hair was curly, and everyone else's was straight or in micro braids. I didn't have a lot of money, so I shopped at thrift stores. And I'm petite - I never looked shapely. I remember thinking, 'Will I ever have that stereotypical round, full butt that people think most black women have? I had to find another way to feel good about myself.
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Kreayshawn
American Musician
I like Goodwill and the thrift stores. I don't like going into a store and picking from a bunch of cute stuff that's already been found. One of the best parts is finding it myself.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
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.
Quote examples
Zoey Deutch
American Actress
My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage sale. Treasure hunting is a family passion.
Quote examples
Shana Alexander
American Journalist
In Mormon society and culture, highest values are placed on hard work, thrift, clean living, obedience to the elders and, above all, on the importance of the family.
Quote examples
Paul Keating
Australian Politician
I have said before, you don't expect conservative parties to believe in much, but you do expect them to believe in thrift.
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Calvin Coolidge
American President
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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J. Paul Getty
American Businessman
You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
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John D. Rockefeller
American Businessman
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?
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