frugality

noun

the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.

Also, fru·gal·ness [froo-guh

l-nis] .

Related forms

non·fru·gal·i·ty, noun

o·ver·fru·gal·i·ty, noun

un·fru·gal·i·ty, noun

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frugal (ˈfruːɡ^əl)

—*adj*
1.	practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
2.	not costly; meagre

[C16: from Latin frūgālis, from frūgī useful, temperate, from frux fruit]

fru'gality

—n

'frugalness

—n

'frugally

—*adv*

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