THRIFT


Meaning of THRIFT in English

(~s)

1.

Thrift is the quality and practice of being careful with money and not wasting things.

They were rightly praised for their ~ and enterprise.

? extravagance

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2.

A ~ or a ~ institution is a kind of savings bank. (AM)

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