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frugality Definition


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frugal
adj
    1. Thrifty; economical; not generous; careful, particularly in financial matters.
      Thesaurus: thrifty, economical, abstemious, Spartan, prudent, provident, parsimonious, niggardly, penny wise; Antonym: generous, wasteful.
    2. Not large; costing little.
      Example: a frugal meal
Derivative: frugality
noun
    Derivative: frugally
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin frugalis economical or useful, from frux, frugis profit or fruit.



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