transcription, транскрипция: [ θrɪft ]
( thrifts)
1.
Thrift is the quality and practice of being careful with money and not wasting things.
They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise.
≠ extravagance
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2.
A thrift or a thrift institution is a kind of savings bank. ( AM BUSINESS )
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