Definitions for prosper
ˈprɒs pərpros·per

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. thrive, prosper, fly high, flourishverb

   make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

   "The new student is thriving"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. prosperverb

   To favor; to render successful.

2. prosperverb

   To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

3. prosperverb

   To grow; to increase.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROSPERverb

   To make happy; to favour.

   Etymology: prospero, Lat.

   Kind gods, forgive
   Me that, and prosper him. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   All things concur to prosper our design;
   All things to prosper any love but mine. Dryden.

2. To Prosperverb

   Etymology: prosperer, Fr.

   1. To be prosperous; to be successful.

   My word shall not return void, but accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Is.

   This man encreased by little and little, and things prospered with him more and more. 2 Mac. viii. 8.

   Surer to prosper, than prosperity
   Could have assur’d us. John Milton.

   2. To thrive; to come forward.

   All things do prosper best, when they are advanced to the better; a nursery of stocks ought to be in a more barren ground, than that whereunto you remove them. Francis Bacon.

   The plants, which he had set, did thrive and prosper. Abraham Cowley.

   She visits how they prosper’d, bud, and bloom. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prosper

   To prosper means to succeed, thrive, or flourish, especially in terms of wealth, social status, or overall well-being. It can refer to various areas, including financial, personal, or professional life. This can occur either through a person's efforts or fortunate circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Prosperverb

   to favor; to render successful

2. Prosperverb

   to be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain

3. Prosperverb

   to grow; to increase

4. Etymology: [F. prosprer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Prosper

   Prosper is a wealthy suburban town located in Collin and Denton counties within the state of Texas, United States. The Town of Prosper is located within the Dallas- Fort Worth metropolitan area.The median single-family home price is $401,000. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,423. As of 2013, the estimated population is close to 15,000.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prosper

   pros′pėr, v.t. to make fortunate or happy: (B.) to make to prosper.—v.i. to be successful: to succeed: to turn out well.—n. Prosper′ity, the state of being prosperous: success: good fortune.—adj. Pros′perous, according to hope: in accordance with one's wishes: making good progress: favourable: successful.—adv. Pros′perously.—n. Pros′perousness. [L. prosper, prosperus—pro, in accordance with, spes, hope.]

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1. Prosper

   Prosper is America’s first peer-to-peer lending marketplace, with more than 1.9 million members and over $632,000,000 in funded loans. Prosper allows people to invest in each other in a way that is financially and socially rewarding. On Prosper, borrowers list loan requests between $2,000 and $35,000 and individual lenders invest as little as $25 in each loan listing they select. In addition to credit scores, ratings, and histories, investors can consider borrowers’ personal loan descriptions, endorsements from friends, and community affiliations. Prosper handles the servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. Prosper Marketplace, Inc. is run by CEO, Stephan Vermut, President, Aaron Vermut, and Head of Global Institutional Sales, Ron Suber. Steve and Aaron Vermut are the founders and former managing partners of Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage service based on cutting-edge technology. Prosper Marketplace, Inc.'s investors include Sequoia Capital and BlackRock.Prosper Marketplace, Inc. is using the Prosper logo and brand with the permission of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Prosper Funding LLC.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROSPER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prosper is ranked #19878 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Prosper surname appeared 1,352 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Prosper.
   
   62.9% or 851 total occurrences were Black.
   22% or 298 total occurrences were White.
   11.4% or 155 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.9% or 40 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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How to pronounce prosper?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prosper in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prosper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of prosper in a Sentence

1. David Katz:

   They live long, they prosper and check out peacefully and that's as good as it gets.

2. Wolf Blitzer:

   We need each other, and it is a scoundrel who would prosper politically by turning us against each other, that is the job before us -- to get through this, and beyond it. And you're just the ones to take us there.

3. Scott Dahnke:

   The cruise industry has been very resilient over a long period of time, the industry has overcome numerous challenges in the past, and we expect that the industry will rebound and prosper with even further enhancements to their already rigorous health and safety protocols in place in the future.

4. Loyiso K:

   We all capable of becoming a great individual's who can conquer against all odds. Hence, our Almighty Father vividly states in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has plans to prosper us not to harm us. Thus we must liberate the mind from all negative thoughts that limit the true potential within(Holy Spirit)

5. Theodore Roosevelt:

   Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at bottom this policy rests upon the fundamental law that neither man nor nation can prosper unless, in dealing with the present, thought is steadily taken for the future.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prosper
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prosper
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prosper
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosper
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=prosper
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prosper
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/prosper
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html