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parsimony - Dictionary definition and meaning for word parsimony

Definition
(noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Definition
(noun) extreme stinginess
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parsimony

parsi-purse,,,mony-money....one who will not take money from his purse - a greedy person.....
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by gre_guru
this mnemonic requires understanding of hindi..parsi(parsii..a kind of community) mony sound like "money" now imagine a parsii man who has got lot of money but still he is frugal..he doesnt want to spend...so he is parsimonious .
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by preetisoni2411
parsimoney means "purse mein money".... miser always have money in purse which he does not take out.
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by empyrean
sparse + money = one who takes money rarely.
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by garrulous
parsimony: partial money - spends money very partially or scarcely
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by shalnew
Parsi =Purse Seal,mony=money,so a purse with money but sealed,why bcuz unwilling to spend money
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by laaptu
PASS SOME MONEY
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by Jackery
parsimony:parse+money: parsing the money again and again means counting/looking/thinking again and again would be usually a stingy guy.
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by NarenSuri
parsi oldman having money
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by rockistani
a cynic person acts like a sink , he just want to see dirty things
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by saeed
imagin sm1 whose purse has been stealed,so he will take very good care in spending the small money he had
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by ckhan1987

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