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
John Seiler, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
By all accounts, Carter lived a fairly normal and frugal life until his death.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
At the same time, young folks’ frugality is being driven by more than pocketbook concerns, Lawrence said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Newsom started out frugal, at 5.56% in 2019-20 and 5.87% the next year.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
By all accounts, Carter lived a fairly normal and frugal life until his death.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
The only franchises approaching the A’s frugality are the St. Louis Cardinals (largest total contract value was $130 million to Paul Goldschmidt in 2020), Pittsburgh Pirates ($106.8 million to Bryan Reynolds in 2023) and Chicago White Sox ($75 million to Andrew Benintendi in 2023).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
At the same time, young folks’ frugality is being driven by more than pocketbook concerns, Lawrence said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another factor in their proliferation is that survival shows—and reality shows in general—are economical to produce.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
10 Feb. 2025
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Instead, this economical power plant rewards your investment with fabulous fidelity and plenty of ways to connect, including a solid phono input for both Moving Magnet and Moving Coil cartridges.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
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To make all of this a little more ethically dubious, add in the fact that in the creator economy, attention equals money.—
Kelsey McKinney,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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The government argued that while conditions in the country remained similar, there had been improvements in health, economy, and public safety, and that TPS for Venezuela is not in the national interest of the United States.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Woot sets itself apart in the dynamic world of e-commerce with its distinctive approach to limited-time offers and significant savings.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
5 Feb. 2025
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It's expected to cut property taxes by more than $160 for the average homeowner this year alone, representing a 71 percent increase from previous savings.—
Claire Dickey,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Not only is saving Parmesan rinds a thrifty move, but cooking with them is an easy way to inject flavor into so many of your favorite dishes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Utah is one of the most thrifty places on the planet.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Along with vintage and bone china pieces, look for ironstone china at the thrift store.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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TikTok Users React Madeline's video received thousands of comments from other TikTok users who shared their reactions to her thrift store discovery.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 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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But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice.—
Larry Edelman,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2023
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“Frugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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