Skip to main content

frugality

/froo-gal-i-tee/US // fruˈgæl ɪ ti //

节俭,节俭性,节约,俭朴

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • According to Jennifer Ashley, author of an exhaustive Pyrex book called Shiny Happy Pyrex People, the company capitalized heavily on the post-war frugality of Americans, many of whom were buying their first homes in the midst of an economic boom.

  • “Financial Independence Retire Early,” with its emphasis on extreme frugality, grew in popularity after the last financial crisis.

  • DoorDash’s early days were driven by efficiency and frugality—mostly out of necessity.

  • Customers’ motivations aren’t necessarily based on frugality, says Trummer.

  • That frugality began to change in 2008, when both countries experienced a dramatic surge in consumer spending, making them among the most sought-after markets in the world.

  • Frugality: Blame it on having parents bought up during World War II.

  • Counsel for respondent has recalled to us the virtues of self-reliance and frugality.

  • The scanty income she had saved from her mother's property rendered it necessary for her to live with the utmost frugality.

  • The money she saved by this great frugality she distributed among the poorer prisoners.

  • This college is full of Scotch students, who succeed in keeping themselves at Oxford, thanks to their frugality and industry.

  • There is not much luxury and there is a fair amount of thrift, while frugality of living is common, especially among the populace.

  • With parsimony a little is sufficient, and without it nothing is sufficient, whereas frugality makes a poor man rich.