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 frugality
Their reasons seem to be more about frugality and security than fear of technology failures.
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Larry Light, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Rattigan says that frugality and a commitment to lean operations help to keep tuition costs low.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Beyond the difficulty with horses, this was part of a republican culture that prized physical ruggedness and frugality and derided pompousness.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is another casualty of newfound frugality in the TV news business.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Larry Light, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Rattigan says that frugality and a commitment to lean operations help to keep tuition costs low.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Beyond the difficulty with horses, this was part of a republican culture that prized physical ruggedness and frugality and derided pompousness.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is another casualty of newfound frugality in the TV news business.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugality
Noun
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But those were targeted tariffs that could benefit the U.S. economy.—
Nick Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Small to medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, driving growth while balancing ambitious goals with limited resources.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Likewise, few people recognize the stark reality that 70% of people over age 65 will need some form of long-term care, which can quickly deplete savings.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Intel’s 13th Gen CPUs are not its newest platform, but this still reasonably recent chip family should deliver a satisfactory mix of performance and price savings.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
22 Mar. 2025
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This isn't the first time a thrift store find has amazed the internet.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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However, benches and chairs are easier to come by at the thrift store.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 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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And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.—
Laurie Garrett,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2012
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“Frugality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugality. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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