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Geiz — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • parsimony noun A strong unwillingness to spend money unless it is truly needed.

Senses

Geiz is used for these senses in English:

  • miserliness The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.
  • parsimony Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
  • stinginess The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.

parsimony — full definition

  1. noun A strong unwillingness to spend money unless it is truly needed.
  2. noun The use of the smallest possible number of resources or explanations to solve something.
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