thrift
21thrift — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse, prosperity, from thrīfask to thrive Date: 13th century 1. healthy and vigorous growth 2. careful management especially of money 3. chiefly Scottish gainful occupation 4. any of a genus (Armeria) of… …
22thrift — noun a) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). His thrift can be seen in how little the trash man takes from his house. b) A savings bank. Usually home mortgages are obtained from thrifts …
23Thrift — Thrifts are savings and loans associations. Thrifts also refer to credit unions and mutual savings banks that provide a variety saving and loans services. There are two basic thrift savings and loans: a general purpose loan which requires… …
24thrift — noun Thrift is used before these nouns: ↑shop, ↑store …
25thrift — noun she learned her sense of thrift from her mother Syn: frugality, economy, economizing, thriftiness, providence, prudence, good management, good husbandry, saving, scrimping and saving, abstemiousness; parsimony, penny pinching, austerity Ant …
26thrift — [[t]θrɪft[/t]] n. 1) economical management; economy 2) bus Also called thrift′ institu tion. a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union 3) pln any alpine and maritime plant belonging to the genus Armeria, of the leadwort family …
27thrift — /θrɪft/ noun 1. a careful attitude towards money, shown by saving it spending wisely 2. US a private local bank, savings and loan association or credit union, which accepts and pays interest on deposits from small investors ▪▪▪ ‘…the thrift,… …
28thrift — see thrift is a great revenue …
29thrift — n. 1 frugality; economical management. 2 a plant of the genus Armeria, esp. the sea pink. Phrases and idioms: thrift shop (or store) a shop selling second hand items usu. for charity. Etymology: ME f. ON (as THRIVE) …
30thrift store — thrift shop or thrift store noun (chiefly US) A shop, usu run on behalf of a charity, that sells second hand clothes and other articles • • • Main Entry: ↑thrift * * * thrift store variant UK US Main entry: thrift shop * * * ˈthrift shop 7 …