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Parsimony vs Penury - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between parsimony and penury

is that parsimony is great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily while penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution.

parsimony

English

(wikipedia parsimony)

Noun

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  • Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
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  • (by extension) The principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.

    • Synonyms

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

    Related terms

    * parsimonious

    See also

    * Occam's Razor

    External links

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    penury

    English

    Noun

    (penuries)
  • extreme want; poverty; destitution.
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  • a lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency.

    • Anagrams

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