Dictionary

thrifting en · NOUN

Etymology

From thrift + -ing.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Shopping for cheap items, as for example at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift shop.
   • Chiding himself for his incessant shopping, he explained that the playful Greek hunting scene that hangs above his mantel was unearthed during one of his frequent thrifting trips to upstate New York. 2007 April 29, Ruth La Ferla, “The Pack Rat Who Supplies the Scenic Illusion”, in New York Times:

thrifting en · VERB

Etymology

From thrift + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, present) present participle of thrift
   form of thrift

Translations (2)

fr chiner (Shopping for cheap items) · nl koopjesjagen (Shopping for cheap items)