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be thrifty

VERB

save

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collect conserve keep maintain manage spare store

STRONG

amass cache deposit gather hoard hold reserve retrench scrimp skimp squirrel stash stockpile treasure

WEAK

be frugal cut corners feather nest hide away lay aside lay away make ends meet pile up pinch pennies put by roll back salt away save for rainy day sock away stow away tighten belt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse give ignore neglect squander use waste

STRONG

distribute divide let go scatter spend

WEAK

endanger harm hurt leave open make vulnerable throw away

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be thrifty

The executive chef has to be thrifty to make it all work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Two cost of living fairs in a county aimed to lift "the taboo of wanting to save money and to be thrifty", said their organiser.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

Parents have reason to be thrifty this year.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2022

They also portrayed him as a libertarian who dislikes government regulation and who can be thrifty to a fault.

From The New Yorker ● May 7, 2019

There are some twenty villages on this comparatively barren slip of land, but the people seem to be thrifty and healthy.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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