Frugality
What it means
Careful and sensible use of money or resources.
Reach for it when naming deliberate and sensible restraint in spending or resource use
Their frugality left enough funds for an emergency repair.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when fewer possessions or steps are a positive choice
Careful Simplicity may be aesthetic rather than economical.
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warm
Fits when ingenuity extracts more value from what is available
Careful Resourcefulness does not necessarily reduce spending.
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warm
Fits when saving and avoiding waste are long-term habits
Careful Thrift can imply accumulation and may sound dated.
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professional
economy
Fits when efficient resource use matters more than personal virtue
Careful Economy also names a financial system and can be ambiguous.
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professional
Fits when limits are consciously observed
Careful Restraint may suppress necessary investment.
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formal
Fits when careful judgment protects against future risk
Careful Prudence can guide choices unrelated to money or materials.
Opposites 3
- extravagance
- wastefulness
- profligacy
Common phrases 3
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practice frugality
The household can practice frugality without skipping repairs.
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frugality with resources
Frugality with resources kept the workshop open.
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sensible frugality
Sensible frugality protects essentials first.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated