as in economical
careful in the management of money or resources
by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget
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Recent Examples of frugal
Maybe Madigan can busy himself during his retirement teaching all of the hardworking, frugal, living-below-their-means folks his personal tricks to growing our income to be multimillionaires.
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Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Actress Keke Palmer was a millionaire at just the age of 12, but she’s always stuck by a frugal lifestyle that her parents instilled in her.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Lazio are famously frugal under president Claudio Lotito, and much was made of how his Inter teams were put together on the cheap, with players like Andre Onana, Marcus Thuram, Stefan de Vrij, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Hakan Calhanoglu all arriving at different stages on free transfers.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 June 2025
After discovering Nolan had made his first feature film, Following, with a frugal $6,000 budget, Santana felt there was no excuse not to bring her directorial dreams to life.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Actress Keke Palmer was a millionaire at just the age of 12, but she’s always stuck by a frugal lifestyle that her parents instilled in her.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Lazio are famously frugal under president Claudio Lotito, and much was made of how his Inter teams were put together on the cheap, with players like Andre Onana, Marcus Thuram, Stefan de Vrij, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Hakan Calhanoglu all arriving at different stages on free transfers.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 June 2025
After discovering Nolan had made his first feature film, Following, with a frugal $6,000 budget, Santana felt there was no excuse not to bring her directorial dreams to life.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugal
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Pete Fairbanks, Tampa Bay Rays – Perhaps the most economical buy among available pitchers is this terrific closer, a steal at $3.82 million (with an $8 million club option or $1 million buyout for next year).—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Although the Hornets could benefit from having him around again, his economical contract expires next summer and can be also used in a trade.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The movie was made for a thrifty $25M, 50% co-financed by Sony Pictures, and dealt with a production pause due to the strikes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Dell Inspiron 15 and the Asus Vivobook Go 15 are two other thrifty AMD laptops.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Frugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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