Frugal definition and meaning
Frugal definition: People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on… | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Definition of ’frugal’
Word Frequency
frugal
(
fr
uː
g
ə
l
)
1.
adjective
She lives a frugal life.
frugality
uncountable noun
We must practise the strictest frugality and economy.
frugally
adverb
[
ADVERB
with verb
]
We lived fairly frugally.
He frugally saved various bits of the machine in carefully marked boxes.
2.
adjective
The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.
frugal
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Word Frequency
frugal
in British English
(
ˈfruːɡ
ə
l
)
adjective
1.
2.
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Derived forms
frugality
(
fruˈgality
)
or
frugalness
(
ˈfrugalness
)
noun
frugally
(
ˈfrugally
)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin
frūgālis
, from
frūgī
useful, temperate, from
frux
fruit
Word Frequency
frugal
in American English
(
ˈfrugəl
)
adjective
1.
2.
a
frugal
meal
SIMILAR WORDS:
ˈthrifty
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Derived forms
frugality
(
fruˈgality
)
(
fruˈgæləti
)
noun
Word forms:
plural
fruˈgalities
frugally
(
ˈfrugally
)
adverb
Word origin
L
frugalis
<
frugi
, fit for food, hence proper, worthy, frugal, orig. dat. of
frux
(gen.
frugis
), fruits, produce: for IE base see
fruit
Word Frequency
frugal
in American English
(
ˈfruːɡəl
)
adjective
1.
a frugal manager
2.
a frugal meal
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Derived forms
frugality
frugalness
noun
frugally
adverb
Word origin
[
1590–1600; ‹ L
frūgālis
economical, equiv. to
frūg-
(s. of
frūx
produce,
fruit
) +
-ālis
-al
1
]
Examples of ‘frugal’ in a sentence frugal
MONEY : Your frugal
nature
is
reinforced
but you
also
spring
financial
surprises!
The Sun
(
2017
)
She lives a frugal life and
expects
us to do the same.
The Sun
(
2012
)
Nor was he leading a frugal life.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
It was caused by an ancient
electric
fire
on which he
cooked
his frugal meals.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2006
)
And often people
interpret
its
meaning
as
simply
taking
good
care
of what we have or being frugal with money.
Christianity Today
(
2000
)
He was also frugal with money.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2013
)
If you live a frugal life and put some money away for your old
age
, you
get
hammered
.
The Sun
(
2012
)
I
think
this
jam
reflects
her good
diet
, frugal
upbringing
and making the most of
seasonal
vegetables
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
When you live a frugal life like me, that’s a
lot
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
A
retired
railway
worker
who lived a frugal life in a
council
flat and only
went
away on
coach
trips
has left 1.1
million
to
charity
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
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In other languages frugal
British English
:
ADJECTIVE
/
ˈfruːɡəl
/
People who are
frugal
or who live
frugal
lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
frugal
or who live
frugal
lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
She lives a frugal life.
American English
:
ˈfrugəl
/
Brazilian Portuguese
:
frugal
Chinese
:
俭朴的
European Spanish
:
French
:
German
:
Italian
:
Japanese
:
質素な
Korean
:
검소한
European Portuguese
:
Latin American Spanish
:
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frugal
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