A Topical Dictionary: Search for thriftiness

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English

Noun

The property of being thrifty.

Synonyms

frugality
parsimony
cheapness

ta:thriftiness te:thriftiness vi:thriftiness

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thriftiness \Thrift"i*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet thriftiness
n : frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the
Scots are famous for their economy" [syn: economy]

Moby Dictionary
austerity , austerity program , canniness , care , carefulness ,
chariness , economic planning , economicalness , economy ,
economy of means , false economy , forehandedness , frugality ,
frugalness , good management , husbandry , management ,
parsimoniousness , parsimony , providence , prudence ,
prudential administration , sparingness , thrift ,
tight purse strings , unwastefulness