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
Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
For frugal travelers, that means both more options for flights — and more opportunities for deals.
—Nerdwallet, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Rheinmetall has soared 150% thanks largely to the German parliament’s commitment in March to create a fund to spend more than $500 million on defense and infrastructure over 12 years, a stark departure from the nation’s longstanding frugal spending policies.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
For frugal travelers, that means both more options for flights — and more opportunities for deals.
—Nerdwallet, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Cincinnati Bengals have been criticized for years for being the one of the few NFL teams without a true indoor practice facility—viewed by some fans as a symbol of ownership’s frugality.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugal
Adjective
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Your decisions should be based on the best, most economical way of going forward based on a lot of different scenarios, a wide range of scenarios.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Apple products are typically expensive endeavors, but in this case, the Magic Mouse is actually the most economical option.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
Noun
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India’s $4 trillion economy is heavily dependent on the monsoon, which brings rains that farmers depend on to support the country’s agricultural sector, which employs nearly half of the country’s 1.4 billion people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The competitive process in our economy is complicated.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Success in the appeal can lead to savings for several years as the change becomes the basis for the next assessment, said Sepp.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Encouraging savings is good; creating new spending programs is not.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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But fresh, homemade pasta dishes can be just as thrifty and pack even more flavor at dinnertime.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Two of Colorado’s largest independent craft breweries are merging Vote (again) in the final round of our green chile bracket But fresh, homemade pasta dishes can be just as thrifty and pack even more flavor at dinnertime.—
Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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At the time, the serial killer, who owned a string of thrift stores, claimed the bones came from a skeleton his late father, an anesthesiologist, obtained in medical school.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 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 30 May. 2025.
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