What is "prudential" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does prudential mean in English? Meaning of prudential definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "prudential" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "prudential": arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters

Adjective

  • Meaning: arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters
  • Example: he abstained partly for prudential reasons
  • Synonyms: prudential
  • Similar: prudent
  • Pronunciation in UK: /pɹuːˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/

  • Adjective: Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation. [from 15th c.] Sir Walter Scott a prudential line of conduct 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 206: Matrimony had always been a matter of prudential calculation.Sir Walter Scott a prudential line of conduct2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 206: Matrimony had always been a matter of prudential calculation.Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious. [from 17th c.]advisory; superintending or executive a prudential committee
  • Synonyms:

    efficient, cost-effective, prudent, practical, avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, provident, saving, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, watchful, curmudgeonly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, penny-wise, scrimping, skimping, time-saving, unwasteful, work-saving, sparing, saving, penny-pinching, spare, close, mean, avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, closefisted, cost-effective, efficient, frugal, meager, methodical, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, stingy, thrifty, tight, watchful, scrimping, skimping, curmudgeonly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, penny-wise, time-saving, unwasteful, work-saving,

    Antonyms:

    inefficient, expensive, wasteful, careless, uncareful, uneconomical, unreasonable, generous,

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