frugality
noun
fru·gal·i·ty
frü-ˈga-lə-tē 
: the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
For these renters, the philosophy is more about having it all … than it is about hardship or frugality.—
Roya Wolverson
Roya WolversonThe conference table, like all the company's desks, is made of a door bolted to two-by-fours, a deliberate message of frugality to employees of a company that is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year.—Saul Hansell
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her lifelong frugality has enabled her to save enough money to go to college next year
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The spread of frugality is hurting China’s economy.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Plagued by global pandemics and industry-wide strikes, Hollywood has experienced an unprecedented era of frugality in the past few years.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
Maybe the Irish can teach them some lessons in frugality.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
The big picture: In the U.S., overcapacity, not frugality, has driven prices lower for United and Delta.
—Hope King, Axios, 22 July 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Plagued by global pandemics and industry-wide strikes, Hollywood has experienced an unprecedented era of frugality in the past few years.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
Maybe the Irish can teach them some lessons in frugality.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
The big picture: In the U.S., overcapacity, not frugality, has driven prices lower for United and Delta.
—Hope King, Axios, 22 July 2024
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“Frugality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frugality. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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