stinting

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adjective

avoiding waste
- an economical meal
- an economical shopper
- a frugal farmer
- a frugal lunch
- a sparing father and a spending son
- sparing in their use of heat and light
- stinting in bestowing gifts
- thrifty because they remember the great Depression
- 'scotch' is used only informally
• Syn:
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing
• Similar to:
thrifty
• Derivationally related forms:
frugalness (for: frugal), frugality (for: frugal), economy (for: economical)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism