Frugality

Definitions

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

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.”

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