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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 resourcesplay

  Familiarity information: THRIFTINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THRIFTINESS (noun)


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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