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thrift institution

/thrift/US // θrɪft //UK // (θrɪft) //

节俭机构,节约机构,节俭型机构,储蓄所

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : economical management; economy; frugality.
    • : Also called thrift institution. Banking. a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
    • : Also called sea pink . any alpine and maritime plant belonging to the genus Armeria, of the leadwort family, having pink or white flowers, especially A. maritima, noted for its vigorous growth.
    • : any of various allied plants.
    • : vigorous growth, as of a plant.
    • : Obsolete. prosperity.

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Examples

  • The secondhand clothing market is composed of two major categories, thrift stores and resale platforms.

  • Once I knew we were going to open Gado Gado, I could finally get all this thrift store stuff that I’ve wanted to buy for forever.

  • Community cookbooks are not particularly difficult to find, especially on auction sites like eBay and the shelves of thrift stores.

  • When shoppers think of secondhand stores, they might think of consignment stores, and they might think of thrift shops.

  • While some items will get a second life by way of a thrift store, it all eventually makes its way to a landfill, where the synthetic materials in many clothes can take centuries to break down.

  • But collective bargaining has always been a harder sell than a solo thrift-store-to-YSL story.

  • The random goods at this warzone thrift store are constantly changing… primarily office and cleaning supplies.

  • Would you know the rapper Macklemore's other half if he showed up at your thrift shop?

  • But the “Thrift Shop” rapper initially seemed shocked that people could somehow interpret his get-up as offensive.

  • It's mostly a mix of vintage, thrift, and very accessible retail.

  • I fear she was often shocked at our easy Saxon ways, though Tom and I thought ourselves models of thrift.

  • The starting wage for adolescents is often somewhat high, and thrift is not practised by them.

  • There is not much luxury and there is a fair amount of thrift, while frugality of living is common, especially among the populace.

  • By individual thrift Society accumulates, and it is wise to encourage thrift.

  • They did not belong to the race which too frequently make thrift a vice, but were descendants of one the world counts thriftless.