1 using only as much money or food as is necessary:
a frugal existence / life * He has always been hard-working and frugal. * a frugal Methodist background
2 (of meals) small, plain and not costing very much:
a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
frugality noun [U]
frugally adverb:
to live / eat frugally
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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In this entry, frugal is tagged as adjective.
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