Thrifty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

careful and diligent in the use of resources

mindful of the future in spending money

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θɹˈɪfti/

🇬🇧British English

/θɹˈɪfti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɹˈɪfti/

2 syllables Say it as /θɹˈɪfti/.

Examples

careful with money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

careful

Antonyms

wasteful

Parts of Speech

adjective	careful and diligent in the use of resources
adjective	mindful of the future in spending money “careful with money”

Word Forms

thrift	noun	extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
thriftiness	noun	frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
carefulness	noun	the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sparsam

sorgfältig und gewissenhaft im Umgang mit Ressourcen

🇫🇷French

économe

prudent et diligent dans l’utilisation des ressources

🇪🇸Spanish

ahorrativo

cuidadoso y diligente en el uso de los recursos

🇮🇹Italian

parsimonioso

attento e diligente nell’utilizzo delle risorse

🇳🇱Dutch

zuinig

zorgvuldig en ijverig in het gebruik van middelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

econômico

cuidadoso e diligente no uso de recursos

🇷🇺Russian

бережливый

бережное и старательное использование ресурсов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मितव्ययी

संसाधनों के उपयोग में सावधान एवं परिश्रमी

🇧🇩Bengali

মিতব্যয়ী

সম্পদ ব্যবহারে সতর্ক এবং পরিশ্রমী

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கனம்

வளங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துவதில் கவனமாகவும் விடாமுயற்சியுடனும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొదుపు

వనరుల వినియోగంలో జాగ్రత్తగా మరియు శ్రద్ధగా

🇮🇳Marathi

काटकसरी

संसाधनांच्या वापरात सावध आणि मेहनती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરકસર

સંસાધનોના ઉપયોગમાં સાવચેત અને મહેનતું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿತವ್ಯಯ

ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിതവ്യയം

വിഭവങ്ങളുടെ ഉപയോഗത്തിൽ ശ്രദ്ധയും ഉത്സാഹവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਫ਼ਾਇਤੀ

ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਮਿਹਨਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کفایت شعاری

وسائل کے استعمال میں محتاط اور مستعد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节俭

谨慎勤奋地利用资源

🇯🇵Japanese

倹約家

資源を注意深く、熱心に利用する

🇰🇷Korean

무성한

자원을 신중하고 부지런히 사용함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiết kiệm

cẩn thận và siêng năng trong việc sử dụng các nguồn lực

🇹🇭Thai

ประหยัด

ระมัดระวังและขยันหมั่นเพียรในการใช้ทรัพยากร

🇮🇩Indonesian

hemat

berhati-hati dan tekun dalam menggunakan sumber daya

🇵🇭Filipino

matipid

maingat at masigasig sa paggamit ng mga pinagkukunang-yaman

🇲🇾Malay

berjimat cermat

berhati-hati dan bersungguh-sungguh dalam penggunaan sumber

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقتصد

الحذر والحرص في استخدام الموارد

🇮🇷Persian

صرفه جو

دقت و کوشش در استفاده از منابع

🇹🇷Turkish

tutumlu

Kaynakların kullanımında dikkatli ve gayretli

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַסכָן

זהיר וחרוץ בשימוש במשאבים

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The primary meaning of 'thrifty' is 'careful and diligent in the use of resources'.

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