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thrift·y

(thrĭf′tē)
adj. thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est
1. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing .
2. Archaic
a. Thriving; prosperous.
b. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant.
thrift′i·ly adv.
thrift′i·ness n.
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Adv. 1. thriftily - in a thrifty manner; "a used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket"
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Translations
باقْتِصاد، بدون تَبْذير
šetrně
meî sparsemi
šetrne
idareli bir şekildetutumla

thriftily

adv
(US) his business is doing thriftily → sein Geschäft floriert
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thrift

(θrift) noun
careful spending of money, or using of food or other resources, so that one can save or have some left in reserve; economy. She is noted for her thrift but her husband is very extravagant. spaarsamigheid إقْتِصاد في الإنْفاق، عَدَم التَّبْذير пестеливост frugalidade šetrnost die Sparsamkeit sparsommelighed οικονομία, πνεύμα οικονομίας economía säästlikkus صرفه جویی taloudellisuus économie חסכנות कमखर्ची štedljivost, štednja takarékosság kehematan sparsemi economia 倹約 검소, 절약 taupumas taupība jimat cermat zuinigheid sparsommelighet oszczędność frugalidade cumpătare экономность šetrnosť, sporivosť, hospodárnosť varčnost štedljivost sparsamhet, god hushållning ความประหยัด tutum, idare 節儉 економність, ощадливість کفايت شعاري sự tiết kiệm, tính tiết kiệm 节俭
ˈthrifty adjective
showing thrift. a thrifty housewife. spaarsamig مُقْتَصِد пестелив econômico hospodárný sparsam sparsommelig οικονόμος, μη σπάταλος ahorrador, económico säästlik صرفه جو taloudellinen économe חסכני कम खर्च štedljiv takarékos hemat sparsamur economo 倹約の 검소한 taupus taupīgs berjimat cermat zuinig økonomisk, nøysom oszczędny económico econom экономный hospodárny varčen štedljiv sparsam, ekonomisk ประหยัด tutumlu, idareli 節儉的 економний, бережливий کفايت شعار tiết kiệm, tằn tiện 节俭的
ˈthriftily adverb
spaarsamig باقْتِصاد، بدون تَبْذير пестеливо frugalmente šetrně sparsam sparsommeligt οικονομικά ahorradoramente, económicamente säästlikult با صرفه جویی taloudellisesti avec économie בְּחִיסָכוֹן मितव्ययीता से, किफायतीपन से štedljivo takarékosan dengan hemat með sparsemi con economia 倹約して 검소하게 taupiai taupīgi dgn berjimat cermat zuinig sparsommelig oszczędnie frugalmente cumpătat, cu cumpătare экономно šetrne varčno štedljivo sparsamt, ekonomiskt อย่างประหยัด idareli bir şekilde, tutumla 節儉地 економно, бережливо کفايت شعاري سے tiết kiệm, tằn tiện 节俭地
ˈthriftiness noun
spaarsamigheid إقْتِصاد، تَبذير разточителен frugalidade hospodárnost die Sparsamkeit sparsommelighed οικονομία, φειδώ carácter ahorrador, economía säästlikkus صرفه جویی taloudellisuus économie חיסכון मितव्ययीता, किफायतीपन štedljivost takarékosság sifat hemat sparsemi economia 倹約 검소함 taupumas taupīgums sifat berjimat cermat zuinigheid sparsommelighet oszczędność frugalidade cumpătare экономность hospodárnosť, šetrnosť varčnost štedljivost sparsamhet ความมัธยัสถ์ tutumluluk, idare 節儉 марнотратний, неекономний کفايت شعاري sự tiết kiệm, tằn tiện 节俭
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You and I are indebted to the hard hands of such men--hands that have long ago mingled with the soil they tilled so faithfully, thriftily making the best they could of the earth's fruits, and receiving the smallest share as their own wages.
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