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provident

[ prov-i-duhnt ]

adjective

  1. having or showing foresight; providing providing carefully for the future.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. characterized by or proceeding from foresight:

    provident care.

  3. mindful in making provision (usually followed by of ).
  4. economical; frugal; thrifty.


provident

/ ˈɒɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. providing for future needs
  2. exercising foresight in the management of one's affairs or resources
  3. characterized by or proceeding from foresight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • DZi·Գ· adverb
  • DZi·Գ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·DZi·Գ adjective
  • non·DZi·Գ· adverb
  • v·DZi·Գ adjective
  • over·DZi·Գ· adverb
  • over·DZi·Գ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·DZi·Գ adjective
  • un·DZi·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of provident1

1400–50; Middle English < Latin ōԳ- (stem of ōŧԲ ), present participle of ōŧ to look out for, provide
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of provident1

C15: from Latin ōԲ foreseeing, from ōŧ to provide
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When his public provident fund - a government-backed tax-free investment - matured last year, he sought a way to secure his retirement.

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Homeowner Jackson Wang said he is going to move his mortgage with a top Chinese bank to the provident housing fund, which would lower his interest rate to 3.2% from the current 4.8%.

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Jackson Wang said he is going to move his mortgage with a top Chinese bank to the provident housing fund, which would lower his interest rate to 3.2% from the current 4.8%.

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This, too, turned out to be provident for the driver, as the area in which he crashed has little to no cellphone reception.

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"The government does little for the welfare of the sherpas," Kami Rita said, urging authorities to launch welfare schemes like a provident fund, retirement benefit and education facilities for their children.

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