Associations to the word «Thriftiness»

Wiktionary

THRIFTINESS, noun. The property of being thrifty.

Dictionary definition

THRIFTINESS, noun. Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats