What is "thriftiness" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does thriftiness mean in English? Meaning of thriftiness definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "thriftiness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "thriftiness": frugality in the expenditure of money or resources

Noun

  • Meaning: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
  • Example: the Scots are famous for their economy
  • Synonyms: economy thriftiness
  • Hypernyms: frugality frugalness
  • Synonyms:

    layoff, decrease, parsimony, deduction, shrinkage, meanness, regulation, cutback, providence, reduction, discretion, thrift, frugality, direction, abridgement, restraint, prudence, carefulness, curtailment, austerity, care, husbandry, supervision, recession, moratorium, caution, stinginess, miserliness, rollback, retrenchment, niggardliness, parcity, scrimping, skimping, sparingness,

    Antonyms:

    enlargement, expansion, increase, raise, generosity, carelessness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness, extravagance, disregard, imprudence, negligence, addition, spending, neglect,

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    thriftiness in English: thriftiness
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