parsimony
noun
[ ˈpɑːsɪməni ]
• extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
Similar:
meanness,
miserliness,
parsimoniousness,
niggardliness,
close-fistedness,
closeness,
penuriousness,
penny-pinching,
cheese-paring,
illiberality,
frugality,
stinginess,
minginess,
tightness,
tight-fistedness,
cheapness,
nearness,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin parsimonia, parcimonia, from parcere ‘be sparing’.
