- 1using only as much money or food as is necessary a frugal existence/life He has always been hard-working and frugal. opposite extravagant
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- 2(of meals) small, plain, and not costing very much synonym meager a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
NAmE//fruˈɡælət̮i//
noun [uncountable] NAmE//ˈfruɡəli//
adverb to live/eat frugallySee frugal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: frugal