frugally

frugally: frugal fru‧gal [ˈfruːgl] adjective

careful to buy only what is necessary:

• The pay settlement must be frugal in order to avoid layoffs.

• People who rely on the basic retirement pension must live a frugal existence.

• We're having to be very frugal with our training budget this year.

— frugality noun [uncountable] :

• Most departments were being told to cut spending and practise frugality again this year.

— frugally adverb :

• If you want to retire young, you'll have to live frugally and invest wisely.

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frugal UK US /ˈfruːg^əl/ adjective

► careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary: »He built up his savings by being very frugal.
»frugal habits/living/lifestyle
»frugal energy/water use

frugality noun [U]

► »Will consumer spending bounce back after the recession, or is there a new spirit of frugality?

frugally adverb

► »It will become necessary to use the Earth's resources more frugally.

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Frugally — Fru gal*ly, adv. Thriftily; prudently. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frugally — adv. Frugally is used with these verbs: ↑live … Collocations dictionary
frugally — frugal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ sparing or economical as regards money or food. DERIVATIVES frugality noun frugally adverb. ORIGIN Latin frugalis, from frux fruit … English terms dictionary
frugally — adverb in a frugal manner in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop • Derived from adjective: ↑frugal … Useful english dictionary
frugally — adverb see frugal … New Collegiate Dictionary
frugally — See frugality. * * * … Universalium
frugally — adverb In a frugal manner … Wiktionary
frugally — adv. thriftily, sparingly, in an economical manner; stingily … English contemporary dictionary
frugally — fru·gal·ly … English syllables
frugally — See: frugal … English dictionary

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