'Thriftiness' definitions:
Definition of 'thriftiness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" [syn: economy, thriftiness]
Definition of 'Thriftiness'
From: GCIDE
- Thriftiness \Thrift"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thriftiness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- austerity,
- austerity program,
- canniness,
- care,
- carefulness,
- chariness,
- economic planning,
- economicalness,
- economy,
- economy of means,
- false economy,
- forehandedness,
- frugality,
- frugalness,
- good management,
- husbandry,
- management,
- parsimoniousness,
- parsimony,
- providence,
- prudence,
- prudential administration,
- sparingness,
- thrift,
- tight purse strings,
- unwastefulness