Thrift

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 (1613–1680)

    Loosened from the minor’s tether;
    Free to mortgage or to sell,
    Wild as wind, and light as feather
    Bid the slaves of thrift farewell.
    Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    This was a way to thrive, and he was blest;
    And thrift is blessing, if men steal it not.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)