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Meaning of Frugality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
fɹuːˈɡæləti

Definitions

  1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
  2. A sparing use; sparingness.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy”
“Your sense of honour and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, you might have been suffered to practice it, but beyond that—”
“With the frugality that hard graft begets, his mate limited both his and her own tobacco, so he must not smoke all afternoon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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