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41Prudent Investor Rule — A guideline that requires a fiduciary to invest trust assets as if they were his own. The managing investor should consider the needs of the trust s beneficiaries, the provision of regular income, and the preservation of trust assets and should… …
42prudent — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth, think sth (esp. BrE) ▪ We thought it prudent to telephone first. ADVERB ▪ …
43prudent — pru|dent [ˈpru:dənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, from providens, present participle of providere; PROVIDE] sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks ▪ prudent house buyers it is prudent (for sb) to… …
44prudent — [[t]pru͟ːd(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf Someone who is prudent is sensible and careful. It is always prudent to start any exercise programme gradually at first... Being a prudent and cautious person, you realise that the problem …
45prudent — Sensible, cautious, exercising judgment. There may be an infinitesimal shade of difference between cautious and prudent, but a reasonably prudent person and a reasonably cautious person are substantially the same, and possess identical… …
46prudent man — See the ordinary prudent man. prudent man rule. The rule that one taking a negotiable instrument from the payee or prior endorsee is put upon inquiry as to infirmity or defect in the instrument by circumstances calculated to arouse the suspicions …
47PRUDENT — ENTE. adj. Qui a de la prudence, qui est doué de prudence. C est un homme très prudent, une femme très prudente. Il se dit aussi De la conduite dans les affaires du monde, et des choses qui y ont rapport. Il a tenu une conduite prudente dans… …
48PRUDENT, ENTE — adj. Qui a de la prudence, qui est doué de prudence. C’est un homme très prudent, une femme très prudente. Il se dit aussi de la Conduite dans les affaires du monde et dans les choses qui y ont rapport. Il a tenu une conduite prudente dans cette… …
49Prudent Carpentier — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Carpentier. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Voir aussi 2.1 Artic …
50prudent — prudently, adv. /proohd nt/, adj. 1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober. 2. careful in providing for the future; provident: a prudent decision. [1350 1400; ME < L prudent (s. of prudens), contr. of… …
