parsimony

par·si·mo·ny  (pärs-mn)

n.

1. Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.

2. Adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data, especially in accordance with the rule of Ockham's razor.

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[Middle English parcimony, from Latin parsimnia, from parsus, past participle of parcere, to spare.]

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parsimony [ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ]

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) extreme care or reluctance in spending; frugality; niggardliness

[from Latin parcimōnia, from parcere to spare]

parsimonious  [ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs] adj

parsimoniously  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parsimony - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste
	2.	parsimony - extreme stinginess                   minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, closeness, tightness stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money littleness, pettiness, smallness - lack of generosity in trifling matters miserliness - total lack of generosity with money

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parsimony

noun (Formal) meanness, tightness, penny-pinching (informal), frugality, nearness (informal), stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness, minginess (Brit. informal) Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built.

Translations

parsimony [ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ] N → parquedad f, excesiva frugalidad f

parsimony

n → Geiz m

parsimony [ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ] n → parsimonia