thrift
Example Sentences
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Regulators lacked the resources in their insurance fund to close bankrupt S&Ls, forcing an era of “forbearance” when thrifts stayed open despite insolvency.
Discount and dollar stores, wholesale clubs, off-price retailers, and thrift stores were some of the most visited stores on Super Saturday, Placer.ai found.
From Barron's
Evolution has similarly purloined existing features and modified them, using great thrift, for example, to transmogrify a piece of jaw into an ear or to transform a leg into a wing.
The shift is lifting ThredUp, Savers Value Village and other thrift retailers, which usually see sales slow during the holidays and have been taking steps to reduce the stigma around used items.
The day of the assignment I decided to wear a hot pink shirt I had picked up at a thrift store instead of my black-on-black attire.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
