New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Thrifty — Thrift y (thr[i^]ft [y^]), a. [Compar. {Thriftier}; superl. {Thriftiest}.] 1. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal. [1913 Webster] Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrifty — is the name of several companies * Thrifty Foods * Thrifty Drug Stores (now Rite Aid) * Thrifty Rent A Car (part of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group)It is also a name given to a type of phenotype * Thrifty phenotype See also * Thrift … Wikipedia
thrifty — [thrif′tē] adj. thriftier, thriftiest 1. practicing or showing thrift; economical; provident 2. thriving; flourishing; prospering 3. growing vigorously, as a plant thriftily adv. thriftiness n. SYN. THRIFTY implies industry and clever management… … English World dictionary
thrifty — UK US /ˈθrɪfti/ adjective ► showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste and saving money for the future: »Retailers will need to rethink their strategies as thrifty shoppers demand price competitive goods. thriftiness noun [U] ►… … Financial and business terms
thrifty — index economic, economical, frugal, parsimonious, provident (frugal), prudent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
thrifty — late 14c., from THRIFT (Cf. thrift) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Thriftily; thriftiness … Etymology dictionary
thrifty — economical, *sparing, frugal Analogous words: provident, prudent, foresighted (see under PRUDENCE): saving, preserving, conserving (see SAVE) Antonyms: wasteful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thrifty — [adj] economical canny, careful, chary, cheap, chintzy*, close*, close fisted, conserving, frugal, mean, parsimonious, penny pinching, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimpy*, sparing, steal, stingy*, tight*, unwasteful; concepts 334,401 … New thesaurus
thrifty — ► ADJECTIVE (thriftier, thriftiest) ▪ careful and prudent with money. DERIVATIVES thriftily adverb … English terms dictionary
thrifty — [[t]θrɪ̱fti[/t]] thriftier, thriftiest ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is thrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things. My mother taught me to be thrifty. ...thrifty shoppers … English dictionary
thrifty — spend·thrifty; thrifty; un·thrifty; … English syllables
