thrift

倹約、節約

お金をあまり使わず、無駄遣いを避ける習慣。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： economy, frugality

反対語： extravagance

よく使う表現： practice thrift, household thrift

ハマカンザシ

海辺によく生える、細い葉と球状に集まったピンクの花を持つ小さな植物。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： sea pink

よく使う表現： sea thrift, pink thrift

貯蓄銀行

主に貯金を預かり、住宅を買う人にお金を貸す銀行。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： savings bank

よく使う表現： local thrift, thrift institution

古着屋で買い物する

古着屋など、使われた品を安く売る店で品物を探したり買ったりする。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： shop secondhand

よく使う表現： thrift clothes, thrift a jacket, thrift for bargains