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be thrifty

VERB

save

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collect conserve keep maintain manage spare store

STRONG

amass cache deposit gather hoard hold reserve retrench scrimp skimp squirrel stash stockpile treasure

WEAK

be frugal cut corners feather nest hide away lay aside lay away make ends meet pile up pinch pennies put by roll back salt away save for rainy day sock away stow away tighten belt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse give ignore neglect squander use waste

STRONG

distribute divide let go scatter spend

WEAK

endanger harm hurt leave open make vulnerable throw away

Example Sentences

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Two cost of living fairs in a county aimed to lift "the taboo of wanting to save money and to be thrifty", said their organiser.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

They also portrayed him as a libertarian who dislikes government regulation and who can be thrifty to a fault.

From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019

Some of them may be thrifty 25-year-olds living in their old bedrooms while trying to save money for a down payment.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2018

Hampered by a $36 million salary cap penalty levied by the league in March 2012 and split evenly over the next two seasons, the Redskins were forced to be thrifty.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2015

Those who by some chance have escaped this experience and have had the path of early life made smooth for them, may grow to be thrifty trees but are not likely to bear much fruit.

From Sketches from Concord and Appledore by Stearns, Frank Preston

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