How to pronounce thrift
American English pronunciation
THRIFT
- IPA
- /ˈθɹɪft/
- Syllables
- THRIFT (1 syllable)
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What thrift means
Most people know thrift in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A low seaside plant with round pink flower heads
In a sentence: Clumps of thrift bloomed pink along the windy cliff top.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old word meaning thriving or doing well, from the same root as thrive.
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