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parsimoniousness

DEFINITIONS OF: parsimoniousness

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n extreme stinginess

Synonyms:
closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness
Types:
littleness, pettiness, smallness
lack of generosity in trifling matters
miserliness
total lack of generosity with money
Type of:
stinginess
a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money

n extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

Synonyms:
parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift
Type of:
frugality, frugalness
prudence in avoiding waste
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