Frugal definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Frugal definition: People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'frugal'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× frugal (fruːgəl ) 1. adjective Peoplewhoarefrugalorwholivefrugallivesdonoteatmuchorspendmuchmoneyonthemselves. Shelivesafrugallife. Synonyms:thrifty,sparing,careful,prudent MoreSynonymsoffrugal frugality(fruːgælɪti )uncountablenounWemustpractisethestrictestfrugalityandeconomy. Synonyms:thrift,economy,conservation,moderation MoreSynonymsoffrugal frugally adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Welivedfairlyfrugally. Hefrugallysavedvariousbitsofthemachineincarefullymarkedboxes. 2. adjective Afrugalmealissmallandnotexpensive. Thedietwasfrugal:cheeseandwater,riceandbeans. MoreSynonymsoffrugal COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof frugal Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'frugal' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'frugal' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'oolong' HindiTranslationof'frugal' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency frugalinBritishEnglish (ˈfruːɡəl ) adjective1. practisingeconomy;livingwithoutwaste;thrifty 2. notcostly;meagre CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsfrugality(fruˈgality)orfrugalness(ˈfrugalness)noun frugally(ˈfrugally)adverb WordoriginC16:fromLatinfrūgālis,fromfrūgīuseful,temperate,fromfruxfruit WordFrequency frugalinAmericanEnglish (ˈfrugəl ) adjective1.  notwasteful;notspendingfreelyorunnecessarily;thrifty;economical 2.  notcostlyorluxurious;inexpensiveormeager afrugalmeal SIMILARWORDS: ˈthrifty Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsfrugality(fruˈgality)(fruˈgæləti ) nounWordforms:pluralfruˈgalities frugally(ˈfrugally) adverb WordoriginLfrugalis