plural thrifts
1
: careful management especially of money
2
: a savings bank or savings and loan association
called also thrift institution
3
: healthy and vigorous growth
4
chiefly Scotland
: gainful occupation
5
: any of a genus (Armeria) of low-growing perennial evergreen herbs of the plumbago family
especially
: a tufted herb (A. maritima) with pink or white flower heads
Examples of thrift in a Sentence
Through hard work and thrift they sent all of their children to college.
through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college
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Luckily, many thrift stores will take them off your hands so someone else can enjoy it.
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Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses punctuated by dive bars and cafés, thrift stores and record shops.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
The organization offers free condoms at many of its healthcare centers, wellness centers, pharmacies and thrift store locations across the country.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
When looking for artwork at the thrift store, don't focus too much on the frame—it can often be repaired or replaced.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
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Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses punctuated by dive bars and cafés, thrift stores and record shops.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
The organization offers free condoms at many of its healthcare centers, wellness centers, pharmacies and thrift store locations across the country.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
When looking for artwork at the thrift store, don't focus too much on the frame—it can often be repaired or replaced.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for thrift
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“Thrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrift. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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noun
: careful management especially of money
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