Read the excerpt from “The Gift of the Magi” below and answer the question.

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas

What is the meaning of the word parsimony as it is used above?

A. carelessness
B. prudence
C. stinginess
D. generosity

The character cannot afford to buy a Christmas present.

Explanation:

Edge 2020

i used to know but i learned it a long time ago sorry

explanation:

1) technical language (writen technical volcabulary)

2) ordinary langauge

3) literary language (because it's text with a rich, descriptive vocabulary)

4) scientific texts (includes texts such as medical reports, legal texts, academic journals, etc)

5) informational texts (texts that are used to convey information to readers, such as technical guides, costumer guides, textbooks)

6) poetic texts. because they are essays, short stories, poems, etc.