LookItUpthrift
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /θrɪft/
thrift means: The habit of spending little money and avoiding waste.
noun
The habit of spending little money and avoiding waste.
- Thrift helped her save enough for a car.
- His parents taught him the value of thrift.
- Their thrift extends to food and electricity.
A small plant with narrow leaves and round groups of pink flowers, often found near the sea.
- Thrift grows along the cliff edge.
- We planted thrift in our rock garden.
- The thrift flowers turn the hillside pink.
A bank that mainly accepts savings and lends money to people buying homes.
- The thrift approved our home loan.
- Several small thrifts merged last year.
- She opened a savings account at a thrift.
verb
To look for or buy used things in shops that sell them cheaply.
- We thrift every Saturday.
- She thrifted a beautiful leather jacket.
- Do you ever thrift for furniture?
Questions about thrift
What does thrift mean?
The habit of spending little money and avoiding waste.
What is thrift in other languages?
Türkçe: tutumluluk · Español: frugalidad · Français: économie · Deutsch: Sparsamkeit · Italiano: parsimonia · 日本語: 倹約
How do you pronounce thrift?
It is pronounced /θrɪft/.
How do you use thrift in a sentence?
Thrift helped her save enough for a car. His parents taught him the value of thrift.
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