Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 19 compound words that contain thrift. The most common are listed below. Open thrift in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- thrift shopA shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices.
- prickly thriftAcantholimon.
- paradox of thriftA paradox in which an increase in autonomous saving leads to a decrease in aggregate demand and thus a decrease in gross output which will in turn lower total saving.
- ill-thriftAn animal's failure to thrive.
- lavender thriftAn American flowering plant of species Limonium carolinianum.
- thrift storeSynonym of thrift shop: A shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices.
- thrift storesplural of thrift store: A shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices.
- thrift-boxA box or other receptacle in which savings are stored.
- thrift shoppingThe activity of shopping at a thrift shop.
- thrift shopsplural of thrift shop: A shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices.
- thrift-boxesplural of thrift-box: A box or other receptacle in which savings are stored.
- paradoxes of thriftplural of paradox of thrift: A paradox in which an increase in autonomous saving leads to a decrease in aggregate demand and thus a decrease in gross output which will in turn lower total saving.
Compound words 19
- thriftyShowing thrift; economical; frugal.
- spendthriftImprovident, profligate, or wasteful.
- unthriftA lack of thriftiness; prodigality.
- thriftsterA person who buys clothing at thrift shops or otherwise tries to be fashionable on a budget.
- thriftlessWastefully reckless in the use of money or resources.
- thrifterA person who engages in thrifting.
- thriftlyIn a thrift, efficient, or thriving manner; suitably; vigorously
- thriftfulCharacterised by thrift; thrifty
- slipthriftA spendthrift.
- dingthriftA spendthrift.