thrift
The characteristic of using a minimum of somethingThe characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
» Tom went to a thrift shop.
Том пішов до комісійного магазину.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house.
Sparsamkeit
бережли́востьberežlívostʹ, эконо́мностьekonómnostʹ
оща́дливістьoščádlyvistʹ, оща́дністьoščádnistʹ, бережли́вістьberežlývistʹ
(US, countable)A savings bank.
Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.
(countable)Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
Grasnelke
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
- any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
- extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Examples
28 sentencesTom went to a thrift shop.
Том пішов до комісійного магазину.
I bought this at a thrift shop.
I used to work at a thrift store.
I bought it in a thrift store.
deIch habe das in einem Gebrauchtwarenladen gekauft.
I bought it at a thrift shop.
ruЯ купил его в комиссионке.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, proFrom Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, prosperity”). Equivalent to thrive + -t.
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Forms
plural: thriftsSynonyms
4 synonyms- extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily:parsimonyparsimoniousnesspenny-pinching
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable