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English noun: parsimony

1. parsimony (attribute) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


Synonymsparsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift


Broader (hypernym)frugality, frugalness

2. parsimony (attribute) extreme stinginess


Synonymscloseness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, tightness


Broader (hypernym)stinginess


Narrower (hyponym)littleness, miserliness, pettiness, smallness









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