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Related Terms:
lean
still got one's communion money
sparing
scrimp
tighten one's belt
expenditure
avoid
thrifty
economy
spare
frugalness
parsimonious
frugality
spartan
infrugal
cheap
frugally
economic
saving
frugalist
husband
economize
waste
frugalize
pinchpenny
unfrugal
superfrugal
canny
backpacking
wouldn't shout if shark bit him
frugalism
penny pincher
budget
Definitions:
Adjective
economical
frugal
scotch
sparing
stinting
Definition: 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"
Definition: Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.