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1. (n.) thrift
economical management; economy.
2. thrift
Also called thrift institution. a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
3. thrift
any alpine and maritime plant belonging to the genus Armeria, of the leadwort family, having pink or white flowers, esp. A. maritima, noted for vigorous growth.
4. thrift
vigorous growth.
5. thrift
Obs. prosperity.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < ON: well-being, prosperity; akin to thrive)
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1. (noun) thrift
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
2. (noun) parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
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1. (noun) thrift
a thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality
2. (noun) thrift
success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity
3. (noun) thrift
vigorous growth, as of a plant
4. (noun) thrift
one of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria
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Sense: careful spending of money, or using of food or other resources, so that one can save or have some left in reserve; economy
She is noted for her thrift but her husband is very extravagant.
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 Afrikaans: spaarsamigheid |
 Arabic: إقْتِصاد في الإنْفاق، عَد |
 Bulgarian: пестеливост |
 Brazilian: frugalidade |
 Czech: šetrnost |
 German: die Sparsamkeit |
 Danish: sparsommelighed |
 Greek: οικονομία, πνεύμα οικονομ |
 Spanish: economía |
 Estonian: säästlikkus |
 Farsi: صرفه جویی |
 Finnish: taloudellisuus |
 French: économie |
 Hebrew: חַסכָנוּת |
 Hindi: कमखर्ची |
 Croatian: štedljivost, štednja |
 Hungarian: takarékosság |
 Indonesian: kehematan |
 Icelandic: sparsemi |
 Italian: economia |
 Japanese: 倹約 |
 Korean: 검소, 절약 |
 Lithuanian: taupumas |
 Latvian: taupība |
 Malay: jimat cermat |
 Dutch: zuinigheid |
 Norwegian: sparsommelighet |
 Polish: oszczędność |
 Portuguese: frugalidade |
 Romanian: cumpătare |
 Russian: экономность |
 Slovak: šetrnosť, sporivosť, hosp |
 Slovenian: varčnost |
 Serbian: štedljivost |
 Swedish: sparsamhet, god hushållni |
 Thai: ความประหยัด |
 Turkish: tutum, idare |
 Taiwanese: 節儉 |
 Ukrainian: економність, ощадливість |
 Urdu: کفايت شعاري |
 Vietnamese: sự tiết kiệm, tính tiết k |
 Chinese: 节俭 |
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