Both Uses of
thrifty
in
The Merchant of Venice
- Then meet me forthwith at the notary's; Give him direction for this merry bond, And I will go and purse the ducats straight, See to my house, left in the fearful guard Of an unthrifty knave, and presently I'll be with you.†
Scene 1.3
- Well, Jessica, go in; Perhaps I will return immediately: Do as I bid you, shut doors after you: 'Fast bind, fast find,' A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.†
Scene 2.5 *
Definition:
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(thrifty) careful and diligent in the use of money or other resources