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1thrift — [θrɪft] noun 1. [countable] also thrift institution FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS in the US, a Savings and Loan Association or savings bank …
2thrift store — thrift shop or thrift store noun (chiefly US) A shop, usu run on behalf of a charity, that sells second hand clothes and other articles • • • Main Entry: ↑thrift * * * thrift store variant UK US Main entry: thrift shop * * * ˈthrift shop 7 …
3Thrift — (thr[i^]ft), n. [Icel. [thorn]rift. See {Thrive}.] 1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. [1913 Webster] The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands. Spenser. [1913… …
4Thrift store chic — became popular in fashion during the late 1980s and early 1990s as the grunge movement grew. [http://citypaper.net/articles/040199/style.nineties1.shtml Back in the 90s] ] Thrift store fashion was seen as an anti fashion statement. The clothes… …
5thrift — n: an institution that promotes saving and provides mortgages; esp: savings and loan association – called also thrift institution; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
6Thrift — can refer to: * A generic term for a savings and loan association in the United States * Thrift (plant) a plant in the genus Armeria that have pink or white flowers; the term is especially used to refer to Armeria maritima * Thrift (protocol), a… …
7thrift shop — UK / US or thrift store UK / US noun [countable] Word forms thrift shop : singular thrift shop plural thrift shops American a charity shop …
8thrift store — thrift shop UK / US or thrift store UK / US noun [countable] Word forms thrift shop : singular thrift shop plural thrift shops American a charity shop …
9thrift´i|ness — thrift|y «THRIHF tee», adjective, thrift|i|er, thrift|i|est. 1. careful in spending; economical; saving: »a thrifty housewife …
10thrift´i|ly — thrift|y «THRIHF tee», adjective, thrift|i|er, thrift|i|est. 1. careful in spending; economical; saving: »a thrifty housewife …
