Frugal
Frugal adjective - Careful in the management of money or resources.
Usage example: by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget
Penny-wise is a synonym for frugal in economical topic. In some cases you can use "Penny-wise" instead an adjective "Frugal", when it comes to topics like thrifty.
Penny-wise
Penny-wise adjective - Thrifty in small matters only.
Frugal is a synonym for penny-wise in economical topic. You can use "Frugal" instead an adjective phrase "Penny-wise", if it concerns topics such as careful.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cheap and frugal
- cheap and penny-wise
- prudent and frugal
- prudent and penny-wise
- economical and frugal
- economical and penny-wise
- provident and frugal
- provident and penny-wise
- spare and frugal
- spare and penny-wise
- miserly and frugal
- miserly and penny-wise
- abstemious and frugal
- abstemious and penny-wise
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