thriftnoun [ U ]
uk/θrɪft/us/θrɪft/thrift noun [ U ] (AVOIDING WASTE)
the careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste
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Budgeting money
- a penny saved is a penny earned idiom
- cut
- cut back
- defund
- draw/pull in your horns idiom
- economy drive
- economy-size
- false economy
- horn
- in/out of pocket idiom
- manage
- penny
- price-conscious
- put/lay sth on/to one side idiom
- save (sth) up
- save on sth
- set sth against sth
- skimp
- square
- tighten your belt idiom
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thrift noun [ U ] (PLANT)
a small plant with, typically, pink flowers on long stems that often grows wild on cliffs by the sea
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- catkin
- delphinium
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- marigold
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- water lily
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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thrift noun [ U ] (BANK)
[ C ] a type of bank in the US that allows you to save money or borrow money to buy a house:
These days, thrifts place most of their money into boring but safe mortgages.
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Banks
- bank
- banking
- building society
- central bank
- clearing house
- credit
- credit union
- e-bank
- exchange rate
- financial services
- foreign exchange
- gnome
- merchant bank
- negotiable
- pay
- personal identification number
- rate of exchange
- savings and loan association
- statement
- the IMF
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