FRUGALITY
\fɹuːɡˈalɪti], \fɹuːɡˈalɪti], \f_ɹ_uː_ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of FRUGALITY
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The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; -- opposed to extravagance.
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The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; -- opposed to extravagance.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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