frugally
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Definition
Adverb: - In a frugal manner; with careful management of resources, especially money or food, to avoid waste: Describes the way someone acts when they are being economical, thrifty, or sparing in their use of something.
Usage
The adverb "frugally" describes how an action is performed. It modifies verbs to indicate that the action is done with careful economy and avoidance of extravagance. It is often used with verbs related to spending, using, consuming, or living.
Examples
- With spending/using:
- They lived frugally to save money for their trip.
- She manages her budget frugally, tracking every expense.
- With consuming:
- During the drought, water was used frugally.
- He ate frugally, making the small portion last.
Advanced Usage
- "to live frugally": to adopt a lifestyle characterized by simple living and minimal expenditure.
- After retiring, they chose to live frugally in the countryside.
- "to spend frugally": to spend money with great care and restraint.
- The grant money must be spent frugally to fund all the research phases.
Variants and Related Words
- Frugal (adjective): Economical in use or expenditure; not wasteful.
- He is known for his frugal habits.
- Frugality (noun): The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
- Her frugality allowed her to pay off her debts quickly.
Synonyms
- Economically: In a way that requires careful management of money or resources.
- Thriftily: In a way that uses money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
- Sparingly: In a restricted or economical manner.
Antonyms
- Extravagantly: In a manner that spends or uses resources recklessly or wastefully.
- Lavishly: In a rich, generous, or elaborate way, without concern for cost.
- Wastefully: In a manner that uses or expends something carelessly or to no purpose.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- To pinch pennies: To be extremely frugal or careful with money. (This idiom conveys a similar idea of careful management as "living frugally").
- They are pinching pennies to afford their new home.
Adverb
- in a frugal manner
- in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop