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frugal

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹuːɡəl/

The English word “frugal” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
  2. Obtained by or characterized by frugality.

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).

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