• Prudential

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /pɹuːˈdÉ›nʃ(É™)l/

    Origin

    From Latin prudentia + -al.

    Full definition of prudential

    Adjective

    prudential

    1. 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.
    2. Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious. from 17th c.
    3. advisory; superintending or executivea prudential committee
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