"thrifting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From thrift + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thrift|ing}} thrift + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} thrifting (uncountable)
  1. Shopping for cheap items, as for example at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift shop. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-thrifting-en-noun-JL9FIjZF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16

Verb

Etymology: From thrift + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thrift|ing}} thrift + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thrifting
  1. present participle of thrift Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: thrift Translations (Shopping for cheap items): koopjesjagen (Dutch), chiner (French)
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