English-Portuguese translations for parsimony

• parcimónia
  A parcimónia hoje poderá conduzir a toda a espécie de despesas amanhã. Parsimony today may lead to all kinds of expenses tomorrow.
  Por fim, tudo isto - e vou terminar - implica o príncipe da parcimónia. Finally, all of this, and I will conclude on this point, implies a principle of parsimony.
  Se os Estados-Membros demonstrassem uma vontade genuína de nova reforma da PAC, seria mais fácil levar a sério os seus apelos à parcimónia.If Member States demonstrated a real willingness to reform the CAP further, it would be easier to take seriously their calls for parsimony.

Definition of parsimony

• Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
• The principle of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem

Related words

• parsimonious
• parsimoniously
• parsimoniousness