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What (who) is frugal - definition
PERSONALITY TRAIT; AVOIDANCE OF UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURE
Frugal; Frugal ways
frugal
a.
Provident, economical, saving, sparing, choice, chary, careful, thrifty, unwasteful.
frugal
['fru:g(?)l]
¦ adjective sparing or economical as regards money or food.
Derivatives
frugality noun
frugally adverb
Origin
C16: from L. frugalis, from frugi 'economical, thrifty', from frux, frug- 'fruit'.
frugal
1.
People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
She lives a frugal life.
ADJ
• frugality
We must practise the strictest frugality and economy.
N-UNCOUNT
• frugally
We lived fairly frugally...
He frugally saved various bits of the machine in carefully marked boxes.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
A frugal meal is small and not expensive.
The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.
ADJ
Wikipedia
Frugality
Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the consumption of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.
In behavioral science, frugality has been defined as the tendency to acquire goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourceful use of already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal.
Examples of use of frugal
1. "He‘s very frugal too," Tennant says approvingly.
2. For example, Peter had a reputation for being somewhat frugal.
3. In reality, the political class often evade this frugal arrangement.
4. "Stay–at–home moms are very good at being frugal," she says.
5. Of note: Biden has been forced to run a frugal campaign.