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Definitions for prudential
pruˈdɛn ʃəlpru·den·tial

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. prudentialadjective

    arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters

    "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"

Wiktionary

  1. prudentialadjective

    Of, pertaining to, or arising from the use of prudence

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Prudentialadjective

    Eligible on principles of prudence.

    Etymology: from prudent.

    He acts upon the surest and most prudential grounds, who, whether the principles, which he acts upon, prove true or false, yet secures a happy issue to his actions. South.

    Motives are only prudential, and not demonstrative. John Tillotson.

    These virtues, though of excellent use, some prudential rules it is necessary to take with them in practice. John Rogers.

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  1. prudential

    Prudential generally refers to showing care, discretion and good judgment in handling resources, matters or situations particularly involving future consequences. It is often associated with cautiousness, wisdom and practicality, especially in regard to financial or insurance matters. It can also mean taking action to safeguard against potential risks or negative outcomes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prudentialadjective

    proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives

  2. Prudentialadjective

    exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee

  3. Prudentialnoun

    that which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; -- usually in the pl

Wikidata

  1. Prudential

    Prudential is an underground light rail stop in Boston, Massachusetts on the "E" branch of the MBTA Green Line. It is located below Huntington Avenue next to the Prudential Tower complex near Belvidere Street.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prudential in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prudential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of prudential in a Sentence

  1. Ashley Alder:

    There is a new conversation between prudential regulators, who are rightly focused on fire-proofing banks, and market regulators, who deal with different concerns.

  2. Mike Piwowar:

    There is a false narrative about leveraged and inverse ETFs being spread by the prudential regulators, it is the unsubstantiated assertion that these products contribute to increased volatility in the financial markets because they must rebalance their portfolios in the same direction as the contemporaneous return on the underlying assets in order to maintain a constant leverage ratio.

  3. Ashley Alder:

    We are at an inflection point, there is a new conversation between prudential regulators, who are rightly focused on fire-proofing banks, and market regulators, who deal with different concerns.

  4. Lu Lei:

    We will gradually expand the scope of the pilot and the application scenarios of blockchain technology in cross-border financing and macro prudential management, at the same time, (the government) will push forward a prospective study on foreign exchange reforms to deal with cryptocurrency and explore the construction of the foreign exchange regulation and technology system under the new situation.

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