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frugal

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
frugal /ˈfruːg(ə)l/

▶adjective sparing or economical as regards money or food.

– derivatives
frugality noun,
frugally adverb.

– origin C16: from L. frugalis, from frugi ‘economical, thrifty’, from frux, frug- ‘fruit’.

'frugal' also found in these Oxford entries:

pinch - spare - stint

Forum discussions with the word(s) "frugal" in the title:

austere/frugal/miserly/parsimony
thrifty, frugal, economical

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