Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; good husbandry or housewifery.
  • noun A prudent and sparing use or appropriation of anything.
  • noun Synonyms Thrift, etc. See economy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance.
  • noun A sparing use; sparingness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
  • noun A sparing use; sparingness.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun prudence in avoiding waste

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Examples

  • Another bright spot in frugality is the cost of transportation and telephones.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • Another bright spot in frugality is the cost of transportation and telephones.

    The Bright Side of Frugality 2008

  • "The term frugality has been so perverted that it now means 'No, no, no' to everyone, whether it's shoes or lattes or travel," he said.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Industry analyst Marshal Cohen attributes higher turnout to what he calls frugality fatigue.

    Holiday Shopping Rush Begins in US 2010

  • The bright side of this kind of frugality is that a home starts to smell like a real home and the kitchens left unused when you were away, will get a real workout.

    The Bright Side of Frugality 2008

  • The bright side of this kind of frugality is that a home starts to smell like a real home and the kitchens left unused when you were away, will get a real workout.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • It is a future in which both the working class and middle class shrink as labor unions are destroyed, pensions are decimated, and ordinary people lose their jobs because private corporations ship them overseas and government jobs are eliminated in the name of frugality.

    Alan Singer: Is the Tea Party Future Unfolding in London? Alan Singer 2011

  • It is a future in which both the working class and middle class shrink as labor unions are destroyed, pensions are decimated, and ordinary people lose their jobs because private corporations ship them overseas and government jobs are eliminated in the name of frugality.

    Alan Singer: Is the Tea Party Future Unfolding in London? Alan Singer 2011

  • Of course there are also other places one can stay here if frugality is not in their vocabulary!

    North of Puerto Vallarta 2009

  • Of course there are also other places one can stay here if frugality is not in their vocabulary!

    North of Puerto Vallarta 2009

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