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frugality
[ froo-gal-i-tee ]
/ fruˈgæl ɪ ti /
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noun
the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
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Also fru·gal·ness [froo-guhl-nis] /ˈfru gəl nɪs/ .
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