frugal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin frugalis "virtuous, thrifty"

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfruːɡəl/
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• Rhymes: -uːɡəl

[edit] Adjective

frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)

1. Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
   • 1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Book II, Chapter III:

     By what a frugal man annually saves, he not only affords maintenance to an additional number of productive hands, for that or the ensuing year, but [also] establishes as it were a perpetual fund for the maintenance of an equal number in all times to come.

[edit] Synonyms

• cheap
• economical
• thrifty
• See also Wikisaurus:frugal

[edit] Antonyms

• spendthrift
• prodigal
• lavish

[edit] Derived terms

• frugality

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• frugal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• frugal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fʁy.ɡal/, SAMPA: /fRy.gal/

[edit] Adjective

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	frugal IPA: /fʁy.ɡal/	frugaux IPA: /fʁy.ɡɔ/
Feminine	frugale IPA: /fʁy.ɡal/	frugales IPA: /fʁy.ɡal/

frugal m. (f. frugale, m. plural frugaux, f. plural frugales)

1. miserly, avoiding waste

[edit] Related terms

• frugalement
• frugalité