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Uncommonthrift
The correct spelling is thrift.
How to pronounce thrift
/θɹɪft/
nounIPA: /θɹɪft/
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The correct spelling is thrift. The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). For example: "His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house."
Usage Examples
“His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house.”
“Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
- 2.A savings bank.
- 3.Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
- 4.Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
- 5.Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
verb
- 1.To obtain from a thrift shop.
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