as in economical
careful in the management of money or resources
if you are thrifty, you can find ways to decorate your room stylishly yet inexpensively
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Recent Examples of thrifty
To this day, baseball remains the most user-friendly ad environment, as its thrifty two-minute breaks are singularly unobtrusive.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, someone might have advice about how to be thrifty.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
The utilities sub-component was off -2.9% (was this weather, or a thriftier consumer?), machinery -1.0%, construction supplies (-0.7%) and even the production of consumer goods was off (-0.2%).
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Dell Inspiron 15 and the Asus Vivobook Go 15 are two other thrifty AMD laptops.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, someone might have advice about how to be thrifty.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
The utilities sub-component was off -2.9% (was this weather, or a thriftier consumer?), machinery -1.0%, construction supplies (-0.7%) and even the production of consumer goods was off (-0.2%).
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Dell Inspiron 15 and the Asus Vivobook Go 15 are two other thrifty AMD laptops.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrifty
Adjective
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Clarify how equity-centric design enables the organization to collectively go the distance regardless of environment, economical and legislative shifts and obstacles.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The latter is much more economical than the full box, of course, yet includes virtually all of the copious music (if none of the trinkets), save for a couple of tracks that appear to be exclusive to vinyl.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Astros, Guardians Their injury list has a payroll greater than a bunch of frugal franchises, yet the Rangers keep humming along and applying pressure to their AL West counterparts.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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My final contribution is this frugal feast loaded with seasonal goodies that’s sure to earn top grades with your family and auditor.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Thrifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrifty. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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