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thrift

noun as in economy

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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.

From Eater

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

From Eater

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

From Fortune

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.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thrift, such as: austerity, frugality, prudence, carefulness, parsimony, and providence.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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