frugal
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fru·gal
(frū'gəl) 
adj.
frugally fru'gal·ly adv.
adj.
- Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See synonyms at sparing.
- Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch.
[Latin frūgālis, virtuous, thrifty, from frūx, frūg-, fruit, virtue.]
frugality fru·gal'i·ty (frū-găl'ĭ-tē) or fru'gal·ness n.frugally fru'gal·ly adv.
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frugal
adjective
- Careful in the use of material resources: canny, chary, economical, provident, prudent, saving, Scotch, sparing, thrifty. See careful/careless, save/waste.
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frugal
adj
Definition: economical
Antonyms: extravagant, generous, lavish, spendthrift, spendthrifty, uneconomical, wasteful
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frugal
IN BRIEF: Very careful with money.
Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich.
— Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).
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categories related to 'frugality'
- Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - frugality: thrift, economy, and care in spending
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Frugal
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sparsommelig, beskeden, enkel
Nederlands (Dutch)
spaarzaam, sober, goedkoop
Français (French)
adj. - frugal, parcimonieux, économe, simple
Deutsch (German)
adj. - sparsam, einfach, genügsam
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οικονομικός, ολιγαρκής, λιτοδίαιτος, λιτός, απέριττος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - modesto
Русский (Russian)
экономный, скудный, бережливый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - económico, ahorrativo, sobrio, frugal, moderado, austero
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sparsam, måttlig, torftig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
节俭的, 朴素的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 節儉的, 樸素的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 검소한, 알뜰한, 부족한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 倹約な, 質素な, つましい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مقتصد
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - דל, חסכני, מקמץ, מצומצם, מסתפק במועט
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