niggardliness

noun

Definition of niggardlinessnext
as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money remembered for her legendary niggardliness, financier Hetty Green lived the life of a pauper but died with a net worth of over $100 million

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  1. economy
  2. saving
  3. parsimony
  4. providence
Noun
  • Yoon had declared martial law late on Dec. 3, the first time in over 40 years that Asia’s fourth-largest economy has seen martial law declared.
    Lim Hui Jie,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Billions of chestnut trees occupied a critical role in the ecosystem, economy and culinary traditions of the region.
    Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of economy
Noun
  • Republicans, who will control Congress starting in January, will be looking for cost savings to offset extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Whitlock said.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t cash out if the market drops In a bear market, some retirement savers panic and sell, hoping to protect their savings from further losses.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of saving
Noun
  • And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.
    Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
  • But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice.
    Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
Definition of parsimony
Noun
  • Trump’s 90-minute acceptance speech, which quickly moved from providence to policy and jabs at his opponent, President Joe Biden, was almost secular compared to some speakers earlier in the evening.
    Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
  • The concepts of divine intervention and providence have a long record in American history.
    Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
Definition of providence
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