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Meanings of thrifty in inglés

portugués
parcimonioso
español
frugal

Mindful of the future in spending money.

Related terms
frugal
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Examples for "careful"
Examples for "careful"
1
He stated that, as a result, this issue needed very careful consideration.
The Irish Times
2
China is careful to avoid obvious public references to its Shugden strategy.
Reuters
3
Furthermore, the cultivation of asparagus takes time: careful hand harvesting is essential.
The Irish Times
4
However, careful long-term evaluation is necessary before it will become clinical practice.
Pubmed
5
We had to form careful plans, and wait for the right time.
Samurai
Usage of thrifty in inglés
1
Will you be making a conscious effort to be thrifty this year?
The Guardian
2
He is, in fact, the born thrall and slave of the thrifty.
Thrift
3
Production values are thrifty but resourcefully deployed to accentuate the unglamorous environment.
Reuters
4
The sober and thrifty part of the population had increased their savings.
Tommy
5
But how can you continue to be thrifty once you get there?
The Irish Times
6
And, being a thrifty sort of person, you still have that information.
Mass Effect: Deception
7
The thrifty housewife sees to it that her brood are well fed.
Jean François Millet / A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Po...
8
As stock indexes slide, thrifty how-to guides are already on the rise.
The Guardian
9
Instead of mortgaging the future, the Gaul is utilising his thrifty past.
The War After the War
10
It is, in my opinion, fair and calculated to encourage thrifty habits.
An Unsocial Socialist
11
Van Deman: Very thrifty and luxuriant with large leaves and large growth.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
12
The thrifty German Hausfraus make fritters of everything imaginable, and sometimes unimaginable.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
13
Our parents have always been thrifty, so frugality was ingrained in us.
Somewhere inside
14
The garden contained a remarkable variety of trees, including some thrifty exotics.
Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
15
Many who had been haughty and extravagant became humble, thrifty and moderate.
After Long Years and Other Stories
16
Her people were so thrifty that she had but a common-school education.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
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Translations for thrifty
portugués
parcimonioso
Thrifty through the time
Thrifty across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common