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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Recent Examples of frugal
Meticulous, frugal and involved in all aspects of the business, Armani put his stamp of approval on everything from skirt lengths and the flowers strewn around at gala dinners to the colors of the curtains in the offices.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Le Havre has been similarly frugal and has not spent a cent on new signings, though no fewer than nine new faces could make their Ligue 1 debuts for the club.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Hom is frugal with energy in ways that go beyond heating and cooling.
—Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
The audacious concept claimed 120-mile-per-gallon (2 liters-per-100-kilometer) fuel economy from a frugal, 185-cc Honda engine, connected to boat-trailer tires through a five-speed gearbox.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Le Havre has been similarly frugal and has not spent a cent on new signings, though no fewer than nine new faces could make their Ligue 1 debuts for the club.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Hom is frugal with energy in ways that go beyond heating and cooling.
—Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
The audacious concept claimed 120-mile-per-gallon (2 liters-per-100-kilometer) fuel economy from a frugal, 185-cc Honda engine, connected to boat-trailer tires through a five-speed gearbox.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugal
Adjective
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Clarify how equity-centric design enables the organization to collectively go the distance regardless of environment, economical and legislative shifts and obstacles.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The latter is much more economical than the full box, of course, yet includes virtually all of the copious music (if none of the trinkets), save for a couple of tracks that appear to be exclusive to vinyl.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Marketing has been quite thrifty on this anime movie, on par with other Crunchyroll titles.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to Amazon shoppers, this thrifty top can hold up, wear after wear.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Frugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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