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How to pronounce “thrift”

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Pronunciation guide for thrift

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of thrift with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How to Stop Being Weird About Money (w/ Paco De Leon)talk about a lot is the idea of thrift
Definition summary: (uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).

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How to Stop Being Weird About Money (w/ Paco De Leon)

talk about a lot is the idea of thrift

[Noun]
(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
(countable, US) A savings bank.
(countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
(obsolete) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
(obsolete) Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
[Verb]
(ambitransitive) To shop or browse at a thrift shop; to buy (something) at a thrift shop.

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