thrift

1. (uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).Examples: "His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house."; "The rest, […] willing to fall to thrift , as I have seene many souldiers after the service to prove very good husbands"; "[…] it would appear that before taking this precaution Mr. Bree must have had the thrift to remove a modest competency of the gold […]"Synonyms: frugalityuncountable

2. (countable, US) A savings bank.Examples: "Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts."UScountable

3. (countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.countable

4. (obsolete) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.Examples: "Bassanio: […]And many Jasons come in quest of her. O my Antonio, had I but the means To hold a rival place with one of them, I have a mind presages me such thrift, That I should questionless be fortunate!"; "Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning."countableobsoleteuncountable

5. (obsolete) Vigorous growth, as of a plant.countableobsoleteuncountable