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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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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.
  3. n. prudence in avoiding waste
  4. 1. 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. Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits. Burke. 2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise. Syn. -- Economy; parsimony. See Economy.
  5. n:100 n. prudence in avoiding waste