thrift Synonyms
Another word for thrift
• noun (Context 1)
The quality or practice of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully; prudent financial management.
"Her grandparents practiced strict frugality throughout their lives, saving enough to buy their own home without taking on debt."
• verb (Context 2)
To shop at a thrift store, flea market, or garage sale in search of secondhand clothing or household goods at discounted prices.
"They spent Saturday afternoon thrifting in the downtown district and found a vintage leather jacket for ten dollars."
• noun (Context 3)
A low-growing perennial coastal plant of the leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae, especially Armeria maritima), forming dense grass-like tufts and bearing rounded, globe-shaped clusters of pink, lilac, or white flowers on slender leafless stems.
"Cushions of pink sea pink bloomed brightly along the windswept sea cliffs in late spring."
• noun (Context 4)
A financial institution that primarily accepts savings deposits and originates home mortgages, such as a savings and loan association or a mutual savings bank.
"Many local thrifts struggled to remain solvent during the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s."
Opposites of thrift
The opposite of thrift shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: