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
The Cincinnati Bengals have been criticized for years for being the one of the few NFL teams without a true indoor practice facility—viewed by some fans as a symbol of ownership’s frugality.
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Both sets of parents worked really hard to instill the core values of faith, family, hard work, and frugality.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Both sets of parents worked really hard to instill the core values of faith, family, hard work, and frugality.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugality
Noun
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India’s $4 trillion economy is heavily dependent on the monsoon, which brings rains that farmers depend on to support the country’s agricultural sector, which employs nearly half of the country’s 1.4 billion people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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These countries are among the world's wealthiest economies.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Success in the appeal can lead to savings for several years as the change becomes the basis for the next assessment, said Sepp.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Five legislative committees advanced measures with bipartisan support, some that included broad consumer protections and cost savings.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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At the time, the serial killer, who owned a string of thrift stores, claimed the bones came from a skeleton his late father, an anesthesiologist, obtained in medical school.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 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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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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“Frugality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugality. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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