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thriftiness

/ˈθrɪftinəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #25000 frequency
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  1. 1

    The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

    "Her thriftiness allowed them to save enough money to buy a house."

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Derived from 'thrifty', which comes from Old Norse 'prif' (prosperity, thriving), related to the verb 'thrive'. The suffix '-ness' is added to form the noun denoting a quality or state.

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