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The word "thrift" means the quality or practice of being careful with money and avoiding waste. It can also refer to a type of savings bank.

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]节俭;节省;节约 Thrift is the quality and practice of being careful with money and not wasting things.
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  • They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise.

    他们勤俭节约,积极进取,得到了当之无愧的赞扬。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]储蓄银行 A thrift or a thrift institution is a kind of savings bank.
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    Oxford thrift / θrɪft ; NAmE θrɪft / noun [uncountable ] 1 ( approving) the habit of saving money and spending it carefully so that none is wasted 节约;节俭 see also
    spendthrift
    2 a wild plant with bright pink flowers that grows by the sea/ocean 海石竹(海边野生植物,花鲜艳,呈粉红色) thrift thrifts
    thrift / θrɪft ; NAmE θrɪft /
    LDC
    thriftthrift /θrɪft/ noun [uncountable]
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    old-fashioned wise and careful use of money, so that none is wasted
    spendthrift
    WDF

    thrift

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    节俭(65%),节约(35%)
    n.节俭;节约;[植] 海石竹
    n.(Thrift)人名;(英)思里夫特

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