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Definition of Thrift institution
1. Noun. A depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying.
Specialized synonyms: Savings And Loan, Savings And Loan Association, Savings Bank
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrift Institution
Literary usage of Thrift institution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Thrift Movement in America by Simon William Straus (1920)
"... did any definite thrift institution take form from the ages of thought and
the countless theories that had been exploited. Savings Banks. ..."
2. History of the Thrift Movement in America by Simon William Straus (1920)
"However, it appears that not until the latter days of the 18th century did any
definite thrift institution take form from the ages of thought and the ..."
3. Mutual Thrift by John Frome Wilkinson (1891)
"... history will show, throughout the length and breadth of the country—a Mutual
thrift institution that for good work done possesses an unbeaten record. ..."
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