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1. (n.) parsimony
extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess.
Etymology: (1400–50; parcimony < L parsimōnia, parcimōnia=parsi- (comb. form of parsus, ptp. of parcere to economize) or parci- (comb. form of parcus sparing) +-mōnia -mony)
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1. (noun) parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
2. (noun) meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness
extreme stinginess
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1. (noun) parsimony
closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness
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