Thrift may refer to:
- A savings and loan association in the United States
- Restrained or disciplined spending habits
- Apache Thrift, a remote procedure call (RPC) framework developed at Facebook for "scalable cross-language services development".
- Thrift (plant), a plant in the genus Armeria that have pink or white flowers; the term is especially used to refer to Armeria maritima
- A former brand used by Irish supermarket chain Superquinn for its generic grocery products
- A point of the Scout Law: "A SCOUT IS THRIFTY ..."
Famous quotes containing the word thrift:
“Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (16131680)
“Loosened from the minors tether;
Free to mortgage or to sell,
Wild as wind, and light as feather
Bid the slaves of thrift farewell.”
—Samuel Johnson (17091784)
“This was a way to thrive, and he was blest;
And thrift is blessing, if men steal it not.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)