01 n. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
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The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
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2.
An extreme stinginess.
Syn.
parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching. — Syn. -- meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness.