Meaning of Thrift | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
   uncountable
2. A surname.
3. A savings bank.
   US, countable
4. Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
   countable
5. Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
6. Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house.”

“The rest, […] willing to fall to thrift , as I have seene many souldiers after the service to prove very good husbands”

“[…] it would appear that before taking this precaution Mr. Bree must have had the thrift to remove a modest competency of the gold […]”

“The Meaning of Thrift. Thrift implies careful spending, maximum earning, and no wasting. Thrift means much more than the accumulation of a savings account. It means careful and well-considered use of materials as well as money, for even the wise use of money, basic as it is to thrift, is only one phase. Thrift means wise direction of time and effort. It means protection of health. Finally, it means intelligent care of human beings by the community, the State, and the Nation. The best way to begin a thrift movement is by studying simple household problems. From this individual inspection the larger social phases of thrift in community life must develop.”

“Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.”

“Bassanio: […]And many Jasons come in quest of her. O my Antonio, had I but the means To hold a rival place with one of them, I have a mind presages me such thrift, That I should questionless be fortunate!”

“Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.”

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