as in economical
careful in the management of money or resources
by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget
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as in economy
careful management of material resources
her lifelong frugality has enabled her to save enough money to go to college next year
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Recent Examples of frugal
Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Many free agents were slow to sign, perhaps because ballclubs outside of New York and Los Angeles were becoming more frugal or because their demands for contracts fatter in dollars and years were falling on deaf ears.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
By all accounts, Carter lived a fairly normal and frugal life until his death.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Many free agents were slow to sign, perhaps because ballclubs outside of New York and Los Angeles were becoming more frugal or because their demands for contracts fatter in dollars and years were falling on deaf ears.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugal
Adjective
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The only place where cooking your own meals isn’t the most economical option is Southeast Asia, where street food is usually cheaper.—
Matt Kepnes,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Deva Cassel portrays Angelica, a young woman who comes from a modest social and economical background, but raised to become a fine, charismatic and powerful young woman, who will eventually marry into the Prince’s nephew, Tancredi, played by Saul Nanni.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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As the climate continues to change, one study found 87% of rivers studied in America and Europe are warming - 70% are losing oxygen, which is threatening fish and the environment and economies that revolve around them.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today An independent central bank is seen by most (including this newsletter) as the bedrock of a functional economy.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Regardless of how the $30 million in savings will be spent in the future, Blaylock’s assertion that the grants weren’t supposed to help families buy computers goes against what’s in the legislative record.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is no thrifty budget Blumhouse movie, rather two robotic women beating the crap out of each other.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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The speaker is like the ant from Aesop’s fable, thrifty and responsible, willing to defer gratification until a more suitable time.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Woman Makes 'Creepy' Find In Thrift Store By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A thrift store shopper from Scotland stumbled on something unexpected in her local store when a beautiful glass paperweight caught her eye.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Creating sustainability fashion maps that inform users of thrift pop-ups, repair shops and donation drives, is another goal.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Frugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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