as in saving
careful management of material resources
through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college
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That means hustling through a shower and getting dressed; a friend is picking me up for a day of thrift shopping and hitting the Amish grocery stores.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
And more thrift stores could be coming to the area.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
The Sunday thrift market at riverside venue Blå is an Oslo institution.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Koontz says the group serves about 1,200 of the community’s low-income residents with food and other support, like through a thrift store and laundromat.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
And more thrift stores could be coming to the area.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
The Sunday thrift market at riverside venue Blå is an Oslo institution.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Koontz says the group serves about 1,200 of the community’s low-income residents with food and other support, like through a thrift store and laundromat.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Thrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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