parsimony (n.)

  1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

    [ Syn: parsimoniousness , thrift , penny-pinching ]

  2. extreme stinginess

    [ Syn: meanness , minginess , niggardliness , niggardness , parsimoniousness , tightness , tightfistedness , closeness ]

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