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English noun: thrift

1. thrift (plant) any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers


Broader (hypernym)subshrub, suffrutex


Narrower (hyponym)Armeria maritima, cliff rose, sea pink


Member meronymArmeria, genus Armeria

2. thrift (attribute) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


Synonymsparsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching


Broader (hypernym)frugality, frugalness









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