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But used clothing that cannot be sold in American thrift stores won't go to the landfill, as the Director of the National Assn. of Resale and Thrift Shops says.

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  1. noun Wise economy in the management of money and other resources; frugality.
  2. noun Vigorous growth of living things, such as plants.
  3. noun Any of several densely tufted plants of the genus Armeria, especially A. maritima, having white to pink flower heads with a funnel-shaped scarious calyx.
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  • But used clothing that cannot be sold in American thrift stores won't go to the landfill, as the Director of the National Assn. of Resale and Thrift Shops says. —  South Dakota Politics
  • The federal bank, thrift, and credit union regulatory agencies encourage all federally regulated financial institutions that service or hold residential mortgage loans to participate in the "Making Home Affordable" loan modification program. —  Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage And Real Estate News
  • The federal bank, thrift, and credit union regulatory agencies worked closely with the Treasury Department in developing the guidelines. —  Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage And Real Estate News
  • Now their sole argument against President Obama is grift vs. thrift -- Republicans are standing as the straight-talking fiscal cops protecting the public from the smooth-talking liberal who's about to commit "generational theft" (as Sen. John McCain warned again last week). rss —  Forbes.com: News
  • Beyond thrift, there is a social component to noshing at bars. —  WSJ.com: What's News US
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  1. Middle English, prosperity, perhaps from Old Norse, from thrīfask, to thrive; see thrive.

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  1. from Middle English thrift, from Icelandic thrift (= Swedish Danish drift), thrift, from thrifa (reflexive thrīfask), thrive: see thrive.
 

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