parsimony

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈpɑɹ.sə.ˌmoʊ.ni/

Noun

parsimony (uncountable)

1. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

   Synonyms: stinginess, frugality, economy, Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal

   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 9:

     If mere parsimony could have made a man rich, Sir Pitt Crawley might have become very wealthy […]

2. (by extension) The principle of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Translations

• French: parcimonie
• German: Sparsamkeit, Geiz, Knauserei, Pfennigfuchserei
• Portuguese: parcimónia, parcimônia
• Russian: бережли́вость
• Spanish: parsimonia

Translations

• French: économie
• German: Sparsamkeit, Parsimonie

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