parsimony
Parsimony is a noun to use when you are watching your money very carefully. So you're not just saving your pennies for a rainy day — you're clipping coupons, re-using dryer sheets, and refusing to pay full price for anything.
It's not a bad thing to engage in a little parsimony. Related to an ancient Latin word meaning "to spare," parsimony keeps your checking account in the black and your retirement plan well funded. But get a little too parsimonious and you might start to look like Uncle Scrooge — an old miser who learned the hard way that practicing extreme parsimony doesn't win you love and admiration.
Definitions of parsimony
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extreme stinginess
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synonyms:
closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, tightness
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types:
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littleness, pettiness, smallness
lack of generosity in trifling matters
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miserliness
total lack of generosity with money
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type of:
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stinginess
a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
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littleness, pettiness, smallness
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extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
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synonyms:
parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift
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type of:
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frugality, frugalness
prudence in avoiding waste
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frugality, frugalness
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