frugal
[ froo-guh l ]
/ ˈfru gəl /
adjective
economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks.
entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.
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Origin of frugal
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Economical, thrifty, frugal imply careful and saving use of resources. Economical implies prudent planning in the disposition of resources so as to avoid unnecessary waste or expense: economical in budgeting household expenditures. Thrifty is a stronger word than economical, and adds to it the idea of industry and successful management: a thrifty shopper looking for bargains. Frugal emphasizes being saving, sometimes excessively saving, especially in such matters as food or dress: frugal almost to the point of being stingy.
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frugal
/ (ˈfruːɡəl) /
adjective
practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
not costly; meagre
Derived forms of frugal
frugality or frugalness, nounfrugally, adverbWord Origin for frugal
C16: from Latin frūgālis, from frūgī useful, temperate, from frux fruit
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