thrift
noun /θrɪft/
/θrɪft/
[uncountable]- (approving) the habit of saving money and spending it carefully so that none is wasted see also spendthrift
- a wild plant with bright pink flowers that grows by the sea
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘prosperity, acquired wealth, success’): from Old Norse, from thrífa ‘grasp, get hold of’. Compare with thrive.