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- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Frugal definition: economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful. See examples of FRUGAL used in a sentence.
Define frugal. frugal synonyms, frugal pronunciation, frugal translation, English dictionary definition of frugal. adj. 1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.
Frugal definition: Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.
Definition of frugal adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
