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  • 51prudent — adjective /ˈpɹuːdənt/ a) Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; Moses… …

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  • 52Prudent-Person Rule — A legal maxim restricting the discretion in a client s account to investments that a prudent person seeking reasonable income and preservation of capital might buy for his or her own portfolio. Also called the prudent man rule . This rule is… …

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  • 53prudent — [14] Prudent and provident are as it were two separate goes at the same word. Both were formed from the Latin prefix prō ‘before, prune 400 in advance’ and vidēns, the present participle of vidēre ‘see’ (and hence etymologically mean… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 54prudent — adjective 1) it is prudent to obtain consent Syn: wise, well judged, sensible, politic, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised Ant: unwise 2) a prudent approach to borrowing …

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  • 55prudent — adjective 1) it is prudent to obtain consent Syn: wise, sensible, politic, judicious, shrewd, advisable 2) a prudent approach to borrowing Syn: cautious, careful, provident, far sighted …

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  • 56prudent operator rule — The rule that a stipulation in an oil and gas lease on a royalty basis that development shall be at the discretion of the lessee does not leave development to the uncontrolled will of the lessee, he being required to do by way of development that …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 57prudent — [14] Prudent and provident are as it were two separate goes at the same word. Both were formed from the Latin prefix prō ‘before, in advance’ and vidēns, the present participle of vidēre ‘see’ (and hence etymologically mean ‘foreseeing’). The pre …

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  • 58prudent — See prudent, prudential …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 59Prudent — Provenance. Vient du latin prudentia Signifie: sage, plein d expérience Se fête le 6 mai. Histoire. Il n existe pas de saint patron portant le nom de Prudent; il est donc fêté avec sainte Prudence. Originaire de Milan, en Lombardie, sainte… …

    Dictionnaire des prénoms français, arabes et bretons

  • 60prudent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. discreet, wary, circumspect, prudential, careful, heedful, chary, cautious; wise, politic. See care, caution. Ant., imprudent. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Cautious and careful] Syn. cautious,… …

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