Prudential
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /pɹuËˈdÉ›nʃ(É™)l/
Origin
From Latin prudentia + -al.
Full definition of prudential
Adjective
prudential
- Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation. from 15th c.
- Sir Walter Scotta prudential line of conduct
- 2012, 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 executivea prudential committee