- economical management; economy; frugality: My father valued thrift, hard work, and self-sufficiency.Memories of her thrift and capability inspire me.
- a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union: To help the thrifts survive, Congress deregulated the industry, lifting restrictions on the kinds of loans they could make.
- any alpine and maritime plant belonging to the genus Armeria, of the leadwort family, having pink or white flowers, especially A. maritima, noted for its vigorous growth.
- any of various similar or related plants.
- vigorous growth, as of a plant.
- prosperity.
- to buy secondhand, as at a thrift store: I thrifted these purple suede pumps for ten bucks.
- wisdom and caution in the management of money
- any of numerous perennial plumbaginaceous low-growing plants of the genus Armeria, esp A. maritima, of Europe, W Asia, and North America, having narrow leaves and round heads of pink or white flowers
- vigorous thriving or growth, as of a plant
- a building society, savings bank, or credit union
- an obsolete word for prosperity
