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thrifting

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Shopping for cheap items, as for example at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift shop.

uncountable

Equivalents

Françaischiner
1 more languages
Nederlandskoopjesjagen

Examples

Chiding himself for his incessant shopping, he explained that the playful Greek hunting scene that hangs above his mantel was unearthed during one of his frequent thrifting trips to upstate New York.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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