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Definition of Thrift

Thrift
Thrift Thrift, n. [Icel. [thorn]rift. See Thrive.] 1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands. --Spenser. 2. Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity. ``Your thrift is gone full clean.' --Chaucer. I have a mind presages me such thrift. --Shak. 3. Vigorous growth, as of a plant. 4. (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria. Common thrift (Bot.), Armeria vulgaris; -- also called sea pink. Syn: Frugality; economy; prosperity; gain; profit.

Meaning of Thrift from wikipedia

- Look up thrift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thrift may refer to: Frugality Thrift shop or charity shop A savings and loan ****ociation in the United...
- "Thrift Shop" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring vocals from American singer Wanz, released in 2012...
- A thrift institution is a financial institution that obtains the majority of its funds from the savings of the public. The term can include several cooperative...
- The paradox of thrift (or paradox of saving) is a paradox of economics. The paradox states that an increase in autonomous saving leads to a decrease in...
- ThriftBooks is a large web-based used bookseller headquartered near Seattle, Washington. ThriftBooks sells used books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, video games...
- Thrift Drug was a U.S. pharmacy chain founded in 1935 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Company was purchased by JCPenney in 1968, and was expanded...
- A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers)...
- Thrift is an interface definition language and binary communication protocol used for defining and creating services for programming languages. It was...
- Dover Thrift Editions are a series of paperback books published by Dover Publications starting in the 1990s. Thrift editions are printed economically...
- beyond their means. Spendthrift derives from an obsolete sense of the word thrift to mean prosperity rather than frugality, so a "spendthrift" is one who...