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   frugal

   /ˈfruːɡl/

   adjective

   • 1. sparing or economical as regards money or food: "I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes" Similar thriftysparingeconomicalsavingcarefulcautiousprudentprovidentunwastefulsensiblecannyabstemiousabstinentaustereself-denyingasceticnon-indulgentself-disciplinedspartanpuritanicalnunlikemonklikemonasticmonkishmiserlyparsimoniousniggardlyscrimpingcheese-paringpenny-pinchingclose-fistedungenerousgraspingforehandedinformal:tight-fistedtightmingystingycheapOpposite extravagant
   • ▪ simple and plain and costing little: "a frugal meal" Similar meagrescantyscantpaltryskimpyinsufficientplainsimplemoderatetemperateaustereasceticspartanrestrainedinexpensivecheapeconomicalenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientfuel-savingOpposite lavish

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin frugalis, from frugi ‘economical, thrifty’, from frux, frug- ‘fruit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frugally adverb
   • 2. frugalness noun

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   Frugal means careful in the use of money or resources, or simple and modest in lifestyle. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of frugal from the authoritative source of American English.

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   FRUGAL definition: 1. careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount: 2. careful when…. Learn more.

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   Frugal means careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Frugal definition: economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful. See examples of FRUGAL used in a sentence.

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   A person who lives simply and economically can be called frugal. Buying clothes at a consignment shop would be considered frugal. Not getting your mom a gift for her birthday — that's just cheap.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFRUGAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation and examples of the adjective 'frugal', which means not wasteful or spending freely. Find out the origin, word frequency and related terms of 'frugal' in British and American English.

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   Frugal means using only as much money or food as is necessary. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and word origin, from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.