Meaning & use
Thrift
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Careful management of money and resources, avoiding unnecessary spending or waste.
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Years of thrift allowed them to save enough for a down payment on a house.
Her grandmother's thrift meant nothing in the kitchen ever went to waste.
A note on using this word
"Thrift" is also the common name for sea pink (Armeria maritima), a low, cushion-forming coastal plant with pink flowers.
Words with a similar meaning
frugalityeconomy
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Words with an opposite meaning
extravagancewastefulness
Another way to use it
2. noun
A low-growing coastal plant with clusters of pink or white flowers, also called sea pink.
Tufts of thrift grew along the cliff edge.
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