thrifty
pronunciation
How to pronounce thrifty in British English:
UK [ˈθrɪfti]
How to pronounce thrifty in American English:
US [ˈθrɪfti]
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- Adjective:
- careful and diligent in the use of resources
- mindful of the future in spending money
Word Origin
- thrifty (adj.)
- late 14c., "respectable," from thrift + -y (2). Meaning "frugal" is from 1520s. Related: Thriftily; thriftiness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The chinese people are thrifty and hard working .
- 2. The concern is sustainability : will future governments be so thrifty ?
- 3. China 's thrifty consumers haven 't been major contributors to its remarkable growth story .
- 4. Now , it 's a special kind of thrifty person who can pull this off .
- 5. And the basic state pension should be high enough to give those unlucky elderly with insufficient savings a decent income , without penalising those who have been thrifty .