be+prudent

  • 91prudent — pru·dent …

    English syllables

  • 92prudent — [ˈpruːd(ə)nt] adj careful, and using good judgment prudence noun [U] prudently adv …

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  • 93prudent — /ˈprudnt / (say proohdnt) adjective 1. wise, judicious, or wisely cautious in practical affairs, as a person; sagacious or judicious; discreet or circumspect. 2. careful of one s own interests; provident, or careful in providing for the future. 3 …

  • 94prudent —   Akahele, nihi …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 95prudent — adj. prudê, ta, e (Albanais) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 96prudent — / pru:dənt/ adjective careful, not taking any risks …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 97prudent — Sagacious in adapting means to end; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct. Practically wise, judicious, careful, discreet, circumspect, sensible. Tureen v. Peoples Motorbus Co. of St. Louis, Mo.App., 97 S.W.2d 847, 848. In… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 98prudent investment theory — The theory, sometimes applied in the earlier days of public utility rate regulation, that a public utility is entitled to a return based only on its actual sacrifice, represented by the amount of capital prudently put into the business. 43 Am… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 99prudent investment — noun : investment valuation especially for rate making purposes (as of a public utility) on the basis of original cost subject to adjustment for unwise investment decision as distinguished from cost of reproduction …

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  • 100prudent man rule — noun : a rule that gives a large measure of discretion to trustees in selecting investments for trust funds where the trust agreement calls for purchase of legal investments and that allows stocks to be purchased as well as bonds though in some… …

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