parsimony
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˈpɑː.sɪ.mə.ni/ us/ˈpɑːr.sə.moʊ.ni/
吝啬，小气
the quality of not being willing to spend money or to give or use a lot of something
She criticised government parsimony with defence investment. 她批评政府在国防方面的投入过于吝啬。
Her stepfather's parsimony was well known. 众所周知她的继父十分吝啬。
See: parsimonious
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- He despised parsimony, and particularly of words.
- There is parsimony on both sides of the family.
- They blame the parsimony of the wealthy states.