adjective
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discreet or cautious in managing one's activities; circumspect
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practical and careful in providing for the future
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exercising good judgment or common sense
Other Word Forms
- nonprudent adjective
- preprudent adjective
- prudently adverb
- superprudent adjective
- unprudent adjective
Etymology
Origin of prudent
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin prūdent- (stem of prūdēns ), contraction of prōvidēns provident
Example Sentences
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That was a prudent pause after an enormous move of 275% from the April lows to the recent peak in mid October.
From Barron's
That was a prudent pause after an enormous move of 275% from the April lows to the recent peak in mid October.
From Barron's
That was a prudent pause after an enormous move of 275% from the April lows to the recent peak in mid October.
From Barron's
Additionally, is it prudent to fund the entire cost of medical school for our daughter?
From MarketWatch
Berkshire’s current size means that the company must be even more prudent when making investment decisions than it has been in the past, Buffett has said.
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