Definition of Parsimony

Parsimony

Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.

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Parsimony Quotations

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Edmund Burke

If time is money, it seems moral to save time, above all one's own, and such parsimony is excused by consideration for others. One is straight-forward.
Theodor Adorno

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
Titus Livius

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Parsimony Translations

parsimony in French is parcimonie
parsimony in German is Sparsamkeit
parsimony in Spanish is parsimonia

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