FRUGAL


Meaning of FRUGAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fru:g(ə)l ]

1.

People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.

She lives a frugal life.

ADJ

• fru‧gal‧ity

We must practise the strictest frugality and economy.

N-UNCOUNT

• fru‧gal‧ly

We lived fairly frugally...

He frugally saved various bits of the machine in carefully marked boxes.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

A frugal meal is small and not expensive.

The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.

ADJ

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