thrifty
/'θrifti/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Careful and mindful in spending money; economical: Being thrifty means being wise and careful with money, avoiding waste, and planning for future needs.
- Careful and diligent in the use of resources: This extends beyond money to include the efficient and prudent use of materials, time, or energy.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- My grandmother was very thrifty and always saved a portion of her pension.
- Being thrifty with water is essential during the drought.
- He is thrifty, so he compares prices before buying anything.
Advanced Usage
- "to be thrifty with something": to use a particular resource very carefully.
- She is thrifty with her time, never wasting a minute.
- "thrifty habits": describes a lifestyle or regular practices characterized by careful spending and resource use.
- Growing up during the war instilled thrifty habits in him.
Variants and Related Words
- Thrift (n): The quality or practice of being thrifty; careful management of money and resources.
- Her thrift allowed her to save enough for a house.
- Thriftily (adv): In a thrifty manner.
- They lived thriftily on a modest income.
Synonyms
- Economical: Avoiding waste or extravagance.
- Frugal: Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
- Prudent: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Antonyms
- Wasteful: Using or expending something carelessly or extravagantly.
- Extravagant: Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- Profligate: Recklessly extravagant or wasteful.
Related Idioms
- "A penny saved is a penny earned": This proverb emphasizes the value of thrift, meaning that money you save is as valuable as money you earn.
- "Waste not, want not": This saying promotes thriftiness by suggesting that if you are not wasteful, you will not be in need.
Adjective
- mindful of the future in spending money
- careful with money
- careful and diligent in the use of resources