Vocabulary

倹約

thrift; economy; frugality

noun suru-verb vt na-adjective
N1 freq #35

Example sentences

Living is dear, accordingly we have to economize.

A small income obliges us to thrift.

Thrift is alien to my nature.

It is all very well to be frugal; but he goes too far.

It is not wise, nor in the long run is it kind, to tax the thrifty for the thriftless.