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adjective
- 1. sparing or economical as regards money or food: "I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes" Similar Opposite
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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.
The meaning of FRUGAL is characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources. How to use frugal in a sentence. Frugal Has Surprising Roots Synonym Discussion of Frugal.
adjective. us / ˈfruː.ɡ ə l / uk / ˈfruː.ɡ ə l / Add to word list. careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount: a frugal lifestyle. a frugal meal of bread and soup. Synonyms. economical. sparing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mean with money. begrudge. cheapskate. cheeseparing. chintzy. frugally. meanly.
Definition of 'frugal' frugal. (fruːgəl ) 1. adjective. People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves. She lives a frugal life. Synonyms: thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent More Synonyms of frugal. frugality (fruːgælɪti ) uncountable noun. We must practise the strictest frugality and economy.
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.
adj. 1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing. 2. Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive: a frugal lunch. [Latin frūgālis, virtuous, thrifty, from frūx, frūg-, fruit, virtue.] fru·gal′i·ty (fro͞o-găl′ĭ-tē), fru′gal·ness n. fru′gal·ly adv.
adjective. /ˈfruːɡl/ using only as much money or food as is necessary. a frugal existence/life. The monks lead a frugal existence in their isolated monastery. He has always been hard-working and frugal. a frugal Methodist background. opposite extravagant. Definitions on the go.
Definitions of 'frugal' 1. People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not spend much money on themselves. [...] 2. A frugal meal is small and not expensive. [...] More. Synonyms of 'frugal' • thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent [...] • meagre, economical, niggardly [...] More. Collocations with the word 'frugal'
Careful or sparing in the use of food, goods, etc.; economical. Const. of (? obsolete). a1616. I was then Frugall of my mirth. W. Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. i. 26. 1656. 'Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion, Rather to Hide than Pay the Obligation. A. Cowley, Second Olympian Ode in Pindaric Odes xi. 1739.
Frugal definition: economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful. See examples of FRUGAL used in a sentence.
