frugal
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈfruːɡəl/
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frugal
- That's a very frugal lunch you've got there.
- frugal life
- more frugal
- frugal use
So I actually say be frugal with your time, not your money.
- So I actually say be frugal with your time, not your money.
- You know, he's not cheap, he but he's frugal and you know, he understands that.
- And so you need to really cut back and be frugal for whatever frugal means to you.
- And understanding, OK, are you dealing with a very frugal or stingy individual all right?
- How can film makers hurt themselves with trying to stay so frugal?
- And yet she's always very precise and like also very frugal.
- And Sally Franklin says Trump is very frugal.
- I became I became frugal and and just stop making stupid decisions.
- So can you share a little bit about your philosophy and your practices when it comes to staying so frugal but still really enjoying things?
- Minimalism corresponds with being frugal in the sense that both ways of living are intentional ways of living.
- And we are super, we are living super frugal at that point.
Examples
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The purchase was very out of character; my mother had always been a frugal and efficient shopper.
Fiction book (2002) -
He's a frugal man, and a frugal man cannot possibly understand the poetry of the auction.
Fiction book (2001) -
So I actually say be frugal with your time, not your money.
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And we are super, we are living super frugal at that point.
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I have to make do with the frugal breakfast, which is also my lunch.
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Although she was frugal, she did not think of herself as poor.
Academic text (2004) -
In his campaign for the presidency, Carter had promised to be frugal and to "never tell a lie."
Academic text (2006) -
My mother, although financially comfortable, had been frugal in choosing an apartment.
Fiction book (1993) -
She's Scottish, so she's very frugal and so she wants to save money.
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Many families are choosing to be frugal in order to save for their children's education.
Synonyms
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1.0
Avoiding waste when spending money
23
3.8
Not using much money or resources and avoiding waste
10
4.4
Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them
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3.9
Careful about using things so you do not waste them
Careful about spending money and avoiding waste
Not willing to give or spend much
Careful with small amounts of money and everyday spending
Antonyms
How Frugal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frugal comes from the Latin root frux, meaning 'fruit' or 'useful'. Think of being frugal as getting the most 'fruit' from what you have—using only what you need and not wasting things, which is why it means careful with money or resources.