banking vs thrift

banking

noun
  • Investment banking. 

  • The occupation of managing or working in a bank. 

  • The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear. 

  • The business of managing a bank. 

  • A horizontal turn. 

  • A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc. 

thrift

noun
  • A savings bank. 

  • The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). 

  • Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima. 

verb
  • To obtain from a thrift shop. 

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