frugality
UK /fɹuːˈɡæləti/ US /fɹuːˈɡæləti/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
Your sense of honour and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, you might have been suffered to practice it, but beyond that—
2
A sparing use; sparingness.
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