thrift

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, prosperity”). Equivalent to thrive +‎ -t. === Pronunciation === enPR: thrĭft, IPA(key): /θɹɪft/ Rhymes: -ɪft === Noun === thrift (countable and uncountable, plural thrifts) (uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). (countable, US) A savings bank. (countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima. (obsolete) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit. (obsolete) Vigorous growth, as of a plant. ==== Synonyms ==== (characteristic of using a minimum of something): frugality ==== Antonyms ==== spendthrift ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === thrift (third-person singular simple present thrifts, present participle thrifting, simple past and past participle thrifted) (ambitransitive) To shop or browse at a thrift shop; to buy (something) at a thrift shop. === References === == Middle English == === Noun === thrift growth