| noun extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; miserliness. – ref scrooge |
parsimony is when you find out that your friend that is always begging for a handout is a closet millionaire amongst other things coming out the closet. |
| Example: He was so broke he could not pay out alimony to his spouse so she settled for parsimony checks instead. |
| Origin of parsimony First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English parcimony, from Latin parsimōnia, parcimōnia meaning penny money see “frugality, thrift,” equivalent to parsi- (combining form of parsus – pay us or else, parcere “to ship”) or parci- (combining form of parcus “cheap shipping”) – ref Temu |
| How to use Oshea was very liberal taking a stand when it came to parsimony in the form of setting up a cash payment. |
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