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Word: Thrift
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘prosperity, acquired wealth, success’): from Old Norse, from thrífa ‘grasp, get hold of’. Compare with thrive
θrɪft
the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
Short Definition:quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
Examples:- the values of thrift and self-reliance
a European plant which forms low-growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads, growing chiefly on sea cliffs and mountains.
Short Definition:European plant which forms low-growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads
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