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Definition of frugality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frugality

noun
 
/fruːˈɡæləti/
 
/fruːˈɡæləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. a way of living in which you use only as much money or food as is necessary
    • She taught me simplicity and frugality.
    opposite extravagance
  2. the fact of a meal being small and plain and not costing very much
    • the frugality of the meal
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