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Definition of Parsimony
1. Noun. Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Exact synonyms: Parsimoniousness, Penny-pinching, Thrift
Generic synonyms: Frugality, Frugalness
Derivative terms: Parsimonious, Parsimonious, Penny-pinching, Thrifty, Thrifty
Generic synonyms: Frugality, Frugalness
Derivative terms: Parsimonious, Parsimonious, Penny-pinching, Thrifty, Thrifty
2. Noun. Extreme stinginess.
Exact synonyms: Closeness, Meanness, Minginess, Niggardliness, Niggardness, Parsimoniousness, Tightfistedness, Tightness
Generic synonyms: Stinginess
Specialized synonyms: Littleness, Pettiness, Smallness, Miserliness
Derivative terms: Close, Mean, Mean, Mingy, Niggardly, Parsimonious, Parsimonious, Tightfisted, Tight
Generic synonyms: Stinginess
Specialized synonyms: Littleness, Pettiness, Smallness, Miserliness
Derivative terms: Close, Mean, Mean, Mingy, Niggardly, Parsimonious, Parsimonious, Tightfisted, Tight
Definition of Parsimony
1. n. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
Definition of Parsimony
1. Noun. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. ¹
2. Noun. By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parsimony
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