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frugal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | economical, scotch, sparing, stinting |
| Derivation | frugality, frugalness |
a frugal farmer.
a frugal lunch.
Examples of frugal
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As the economy worsened, however, frugal became cool, and their popularity grew.
From the washingtontimes.com
Before long, I learn most of the Americans came with the same frugal motivation.
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Long-term debt does not appeal to the frugal retirees on the citizens committee.
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They are also growing richer and are less frugal than their high-saving parents.
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Scarcity of resources is not an impediment but an enabler for frugal innovation.
From the economist.com
Whether or not Western firms sell frugal products in the West, Asian firms will.
From the economist.com
Hubs is a professional car shopper and frugal, so he's looking at a Ford for me.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
The ML's fresh 2012 lin-up offers frugal four-cylinder power for the first time.
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True to her own frugal nature, most of Libby's pieces have a secondary purpose.
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- Economical: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used ...
- (frugally) in a frugal manner; "in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop"
- (frugalness) frugality: prudence in avoiding waste
- Frugality is the practice of acquiring goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourcefully using already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal.
- Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste
- (frugality) The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift; A sparing use; sparingness
- (Frugality) Economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
- The chef was very frugal when shopping for ingredients, but his dish tasted very expensive.
- (adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
