thrift
Meanings
Plural: thrifts
Noun
- 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
- The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
- A savings bank.
- Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
- Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
- Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
Verb
- To shop or browse at a thrift shop; to buy (something) at a thrift shop.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, prosperity”). Equivalent to thrive + -t.
Synonyms
frugality, parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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