frugal

Part of speech - definition - Example (used in a sentence) 1.adj.-economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager. 2.adj.-entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal. 3.adj.-Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources 4.adj.-Costing little

Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful. Spartan, [|abstemious], [|canny], [|careful], chary, conserving, [|discreet], [|meager], [|meticulous], mingy, niggardly, [|parsimonious], penny-pinching, penny-wise, preserving, provident, [|prudent], [|saving], scrimping, sparing, [|stingy], [|thrifty], [|tight], tightwad, unwasteful, [|wary]

Antonyms: [|generous], [|lavish], spendthrifty, uneconomical, [|wasteful] gluttonous, [|greedy], [|hungry],wastrel, abundant,prodigal, kind, caring

Related words/other forms: fru·gal·i·ty, fru·gal·ness, (noun) fru·gal·ly, (adverb ) non·fru·gal, (adjective) non·fru·gal·ly, (adverb ) non·fru·gal·ness, (noun ) non·fru·gal·i·ty, (noun ) o·ver·fru·gal, (adjective ) o·ver·fru·gal·ly, (adverb) o·ver·fru·gal·i·ty, (noun) un·fru·gal, ( adjective) un·fru·gal·ly, (adverb) un·fru·gal·ness, ( noun ) un·fru·gal·i·ty, noun

Phrases: i had a frugal meal Images: I put this picture because a piggy bank is for saving a little money at a time. Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/frugal? __http://thesaurus.com/browse/frugal?__ http://wendyusuallywanders.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/piggybank.jpg