thriftiness stands for: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Usage Example(s): the Scots are famous for their economy
Synonym(s): economy ( what does economy stand for? )
thriftiness is a kind of: frugality ( what does frugality stand for? ), frugalness ( what does frugalness stand for? )
thriftiness is derived from: conserve ( what does conserve stand for? ), economise ( what does economise stand for? ), economize ( what does economize stand for? ), husband ( what does husband stand for? ), save ( what does save stand for? )



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