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THRIFTINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thriftiness mean?
• THRIFTINESS (noun)
The noun THRIFTINESS has 1 sense:
1. frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Familiarity information: THRIFTINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
economy; thriftiness
Context example:
the Scots are famous for their economy
Hypernyms ("thriftiness" is a kind of...):
frugality; frugalness (prudence in avoiding waste)
Derivation:
thrifty (mindful of the future in spending money)
thrifty (careful and diligent in the use of resources)
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