frugal

fru·gal  (frgl)

adj.

1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing.

2. Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch.

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[Latin frglis, virtuous, thrifty, from frx, frg-, fruit, virtue.]

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fru·gali·ty (fr-gl-t), frugal·ness n.

frugal·ly adv.

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frugal [froo-gl]

Adjective

1. economical in the use of money or resources; thrifty

2. meagre and inexpensive: a frugal meal [Latin frugi useful, temperate]

frugality n
frugally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

frugal - avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" sparing, stinting, scotch, economical colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources

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frugal

adjective 1. thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent, provident, parsimonious, abstemious, penny-wise, saving, cheeseparing << OPPOSITE wasteful

adjective 2. meagre, economical, niggardly

Translations

frugal [ˈfruːgəl] adj [person] → frugal

frugal [ˈfruːgl] adj → frugal(e)

frugal [ˈfruːgl] adj → genügsam;

(meal) → einfach

frugal [ˈfruːgəl] adj → frugale; [person] → economo/a