Parsimony vs Indigence - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between parsimony and indigence

is that parsimony is great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily while indigence is extreme poverty or destitution.

(wikipedia parsimony)

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Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

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

* see'' stinginess''' and ' niggardliness * see also'' economy, frugality, ''' and '

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extreme poverty or destitution

* indigency

* affluence

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