Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Word! #7

fru•gal   /ˈfrugəl/

[froo-guhl]

–adjective

1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.

2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

Related 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


site: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/frugal

Most Important Definition: Saving or sparnig, not wasteful.
Translated Definition: being more worried saving money rather than spending money.

Original Sentences:

1. Being frugal helps us save money and become more concious over our spending methods.

2. Everyones family has at least one member who is frugal.

• Best to use this word when you are talking to grandparents about saving money.

1. My word is a lot like careful, but it’s different in the it frugal is mostly dealing with money while careful can deal with almost anything.

Ex: I was being careful not to be caught. I was being frugal not be to be caught.

My word is pretty much the opposite of profilgate because profilgate means spendthrift.

I give frugal 3 out of 5 stars, because I’ve heard my step mom say, at least 10 times, about how when she was younger, her parents wouldn’t buy anything new and would only give her 10 dollars for school clothes every year, and would always call them very frugal.

Video: http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=AUFyD-FTf-E

Explanation: This video is about a author of a book about how to save money, and her methods that she uses herself to save pennies a day.

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