frugality
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fru·gal
(fro͞o′gəl)adj.
1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing.
2. Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive: a frugal lunch.
[Latin frūgālis, virtuous, thrifty, from frūx, frūg-, fruit, virtue.]
fru·gal′i·ty (fro͞o-găl′ĭ-tē), fru′gal·ness n.
fru′gal·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | frugality - prudence in avoiding waste prudence - discretion in practical affairs parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily thriftiness, economy - frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" |
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frugality
noun thrift, economy, conservation, moderation, providence, good management, husbandry, economizing, carefulness, thriftiness We must practise frugality and economy.
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frugality
nounCareful use of material resources:
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frugality
n
(of person) → Genügsamkeit f; (= thrift) → Sparsamkeit f; a life of great frugality → ein sehr genügsames Leben
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