thrift
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noun
1.
economical management; economy; frugality.
2.
Also called thrift institution. Banking. a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
3.
Also called sea pink. any alpine and maritime plant belonging to the genus Armeria, of the leadwort family, having pink or white flowers, especially A. maritima, noted for its vigorous growth.
4.
any of various allied plants.
5.
vigorous growth, as of a plant.
6.
Obsolete, prosperity.
Related forms
non·thrift, adjective
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | wisdom and caution in the management of money |
| 2. | Also called: sea pink any of numerous perennial plumbaginaceous low-growing plants of the genus Armeria, esp A. maritima, of Europe, W Asia, and North America, having narrow leaves and round heads of pink or white flowers |
| 3. | rare vigorous thriving or growth, as of a plant |
| 4. | (US) a building society, savings bank, or credit union |
| 5. | an obsolete word for prosperity |
| [C13: from Old Norse: success; see | |
| 'thriftless | |
| —adj | |
| 'thriftlessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'thriftlessness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
thrift
c.1300, "fact or condition of thriving," also "prosperity, savings," from M.E. thriven "to thrive" (see thrive), possibly infl. by O.N. þrift, variant of þrif "prosperity," from þrifask "to thrive." Sense of "habit of saving, economy" first recorded 1550s
(thrifty in this sense is recorded from 1520s; also see spendthrift). Thrift shop first attested 1947.
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Example sentences
Thrift imposed by a sickly economy is probably the principal cause.
The thrift that accompanies the aging of the population in a high-growth economy imposes a large cost.
Later he became known for promoting a chain of thrift shops for the poor.
But even record budget deficits and falling household saving could not counteract the scale of corporate thrift.
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