frugal
fru·gal
adjective
1.
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”
Origin
From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).
Phrases
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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