THRIFT

thrift

Noun

  1. The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
    His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house.
  2. A savings bank.
    Usually home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.
  3. Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly .
  4. Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity.
  5. Vigorous growth, as of a plant.


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