The meaning of Thrift

Thrift – definition

noun
The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
Usage examples:
The values of thrift and self-reliance
Synonims:
Providence Prudence Thriftiness Canniness Carefulness Good management Good husbandry Careful budgeting Economy Economizing Saving Scrimping and saving Scrimping Frugality Abstemiousness Parsi
noun
A european plant which forms low-growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads, growing chiefly on sea cliffs and mountains.
Usage examples:
Enclosing the garden will be a traditional dry stone wall planted with native irish plants - yarrow…

noun
The careful use of money, esp. by avoiding waste
Usage examples:
[ u ] trina learned thrift from her mother., they have plenty of money now, but they’re still thrif…

noun
The careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste and saving money for the future
Usage examples:
The idea of the price increases is to encourage thrift.

Thrift translation into English

Thrift: translate from English into Chinese

节约, 节省, 繁荣

Thrift: translate from English into Dutch

Spaarzaamheid, Zuinigheid, Besparen, Zijnig zijn, Strandkruid

Thrift: translate from English into French

Épargne, Économie

Thrift: translate from English into German

Sparsamkeit, Wirtschaftlichkeit

Thrift: translate from English into Hindi

किफ़ायत, मितव्यय, किफ़ायत होना, मितव्यय होना, मितव्ययता

Thrift: translate from English into Italian

Parsimonia, Frugalità

Thrift: translate from English into Korean

절약, 번성, 무성, 아르메리아

Thrift: translate from English into Russian

Бережливость, Хозяйственность, Экономность, Армерия, Экономить, Зажиточность, Достаток, Процветание

Thrift: translate from English into Spanish

Ahorro, Frugalidad

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘prosperity, acquired wealth, success’): from Old Norse, from thrífa ‘grasp, get hold of’. Compare with thrive.

Study English words for free

Worder is a free project where you can save words, add translations and study English words.

In order to use our service, you need a free account. You can sign in or sign up an account right now. You can use it in our application afterward.

* The project is being actively developed right now. So, not all functions are available, but we update it regularly.

Thrift synonims

carefulness

noun
The quality of giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something
Usage examples:
It is evident from her notes that she read with great carefulness., the carefulness of his answer m…

All meanings and translations of Carefulness

economizing

verb
Spend less; reduce one's expenses.
Usage examples:
I have to economize where i can

All meanings and translations of Economizing

economy

noun
The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.
Usage examples:
He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy

noun
The system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used
Usage examples:
Tourism contributes millions of dollars to the region’s economy., for the purpose of economy, you m…

noun
The system of making money and producing and distributing goods and services within a country or region
Usage examples:
On average, china accounts for almost half of the total export growth of east asian economies., the…

All meanings and translations of Economy

frugality

noun
The quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness.
Usage examples:
He scorned the finer things in life and valued frugality and simplicity

noun
The quality of being careful when using money or food
Usage examples:
She was known for her simplicity and frugality., they taught that frugality must be observed in foo…

All meanings and translations of Frugality

parsi

noun
An adherent of zoroastrianism, especially a descendant of those zoroastrians who fled to india from muslim persecution in persia during the 7th–8th centuries.
Usage examples:
It is the cause of hundreds of millions of hindus, muslims, sikhs, christians, jains, budhists, par…

noun
A member of a religious group found mainly in western india, whose religion, zoroastrianism, started in persia (ancient iran)
Usage examples:
She returned to her old life among the parsi community in mumbai., he was born into a parsi family …

All meanings and translations of Parsi

providence

noun
The protective care of god or of nature as a spiritual power.
Usage examples:
They found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort

proper noun
The state capital of rhode island, a port on the atlantic coast; population 171,557 (est. 2008). it was founded in 1636 as a haven for religious dissenters.

All meanings and translations of Providence

prudence

noun
The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
Usage examples:
We need to exercise prudence in such important matters

noun
The state of being careful in the way you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks
Usage examples:
The challenge we are trying to meet is balancing financial prudence with the need for success., eco…

All meanings and translations of Prudence

saving

noun
An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.
Usage examples:
This resulted in a considerable saving in development costs

adjective
Preventing waste of a particular resource.
Usage examples:
Innovative money-saving ideas for students

preposition
With the exception of; except.

All meanings and translations of Saving

scrimping

verb
Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
Usage examples:
I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education

verb
Present participle of scrimp
Usage examples:
There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security., …

All meanings and translations of Scrimping

thriftiness

noun
The quality of being careful with money or resources, especially by avoiding waste
Usage examples:
The strong work ethic and thriftiness helped them to accumulate wealth quickly., his thriftiness is…

All meanings and translations of Thriftiness

My Worder

Please register or authorize in order to use all the features of our service.

Our statistic

🙏 Support our free project clicking on the ads below:

Learn English words everywhere!

All our English words and phrases are available for learning for free in our mobile application.

We also provide a browser extension which allows you to find words in our database right in your browser.

Or simply scan this code: