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1. (adj) parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

2. (adj) cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
giving or spending with reluctance
"our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

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