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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Parsimony

/pär'-səm-ōnˌ-ē/ · Par·si·mo·ny · IPA /ˈpɑɹ.səˌmoʊ.ni/
01 n. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
  1. 1.
    Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
    “Awful parsimony presided generally at the table.” — Thackeray.
Syn. Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy.