English-Swedish translations for thrifty

• sparsam
  Detta parlament har varit sparsamt och det vet ni.This Parliament has been thrifty and you know that.
  Däremot har rådet lyckats med att fastställa en sparsam flerårsbudget för de kommande åren.The Council did, however, manage to agree a thrifty budget covering several years for the immediate future.
  Som liberal har jag personligen den grundinställningen att man skall vara sparsam med de offentliga utgifterna.As a Liberal, I personally have the basic attitude that we should be thrifty when it comes to public expenditure.

Definition of thrifty

• evincing thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property; frugal
• Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving
• Secured by thrift; well husbanded

Examples

• a thrifty person
• a thrifty plant

Related words

• thrift
• spendthrift
• thriftless
• thriftiness
• wastethrift
• thrift shop