avoiding waste
e.g. an economical meal
e.g. an economical shopper
e.g. a frugal farmer
e.g. a frugal lunch
e.g. a sparing father and a spending son
e.g. sparing in their use of heat and light
e.g. stinting in bestowing gifts
e.g. thrifty because they remember the great Depression
e.g. `scotch' is used only informally
Synonym: economical frugal scotch stinting