as in economy
careful management of material resources
her lifelong frugality has enabled her to save enough money to go to college next year
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Recent Examples of frugality
In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Both sets of parents worked really hard to instill the core values of faith, family, hard work, and frugality.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The 38-year-old Overland Park resident strives to limit his out-of-pocket expenses to $1,000 a month, part of a frugality born out of a challenging life.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Both sets of parents worked really hard to instill the core values of faith, family, hard work, and frugality.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The 38-year-old Overland Park resident strives to limit his out-of-pocket expenses to $1,000 a month, part of a frugality born out of a challenging life.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugality
Noun
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Our economy has shifted to higher-value roles like design, services and assembly.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Renault hasn’t sold cars stateside since the 1980s, making these tariffs less of a worry when funding its F1 team (Alpine), beyond overall additional financial constraints amid the turbulent global economy.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of how the $30 million in savings will be spent in the future, Blaylock’s assertion that the grants weren’t supposed to help families buy computers goes against what’s in the legislative record.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The thrift store sells used items and takes donations.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
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Reddit users were quick to chime in with their own experiences and praise for her thrift store find.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Frugality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugality. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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