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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By all accounts, Carter lived a fairly normal and frugal life until his death.
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Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Many free agents were slow to sign, perhaps because ballclubs outside of New York and Los Angeles were becoming more frugal or because their demands for contracts fatter in dollars and years were falling on deaf ears.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
If times were tough, frugal children gave Santa a price list comparison of local department stores.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
There were signs of the new, frugal era where people sat, however.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Many free agents were slow to sign, perhaps because ballclubs outside of New York and Los Angeles were becoming more frugal or because their demands for contracts fatter in dollars and years were falling on deaf ears.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
If times were tough, frugal children gave Santa a price list comparison of local department stores.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
There were signs of the new, frugal era where people sat, however.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Frugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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