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
Beyond the difficulty with horses, this was part of a republican culture that prized physical ruggedness and frugality and derided pompousness.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is another casualty of newfound frugality in the TV news business.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The only franchises approaching the A’s frugality are the St. Louis Cardinals (largest total contract value was $130 million to Paul Goldschmidt in 2020), Pittsburgh Pirates ($106.8 million to Bryan Reynolds in 2023) and Chicago White Sox ($75 million to Andrew Benintendi in 2023).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
At the same time, young folks’ frugality is being driven by more than pocketbook concerns, Lawrence said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is another casualty of newfound frugality in the TV news business.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The only franchises approaching the A’s frugality are the St. Louis Cardinals (largest total contract value was $130 million to Paul Goldschmidt in 2020), Pittsburgh Pirates ($106.8 million to Bryan Reynolds in 2023) and Chicago White Sox ($75 million to Andrew Benintendi in 2023).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
At the same time, young folks’ frugality is being driven by more than pocketbook concerns, Lawrence said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugality
Noun
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These federal agencies regulate critical areas of the U.S. economy and society, including the stock market, product safety, fraud and corruption, the money supply, labor relations, monopolies, nuclear power, the media and elections.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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In its most optimistic outcome, Trump’s tariff strategy aims to achieve several ambitious objectives that could transform the U.S. economy.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This initiative, backed by President Donald Trump and DOGE leader Elon Musk, seeks to grant taxpayers a portion of government savings.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Check thrift stores, your local buy-nothing groups, and your own junk drawers.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Most of Johnson’s acquisitions came via the secondhand market: a shirt from a thrift store and a scarf from The RealReal.—
Ana Colón,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 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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And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.—
Laurie Garrett,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2012
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“Frugality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugality. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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