Thesaurus: parsimony

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1. n. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
2. n. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
3. n. extreme stinginess
4. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray. Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy.
5. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; --generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon.Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray.
6. n:100 n. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily