prudence Definition
pru·dence (pro̵̅o̅′dəns)
noun
- the quality or fact of being prudent
- careful management; economy
Etymology: ME < MFr < L prudentia < prudens: see prudent
Prudence Definition
Pru·dence (pro̵̅o̅′dəns)
prudence Synonyms
prudence
n.
Antonyms
prudence Usage Examples
Converse of object
- exercise: In such instances there is a need to exercise prudence in preparation of the financial statements.
- have: I'm glad, my dear, you have so much prudence left.
- show: Is this a time to show prudence or seek justice?
- counsel: Saint-Venant wrote:- ... one could reproach him for having been too rebellious against those counseling prudence.
- maintain: The next couple of years will be crucial for maintaining financial prudence to ensure school budgets are not overspent.
- restore: So a top priority for the next Conservative government should be to restore prudence to the management of the nation's finances.
Converse of subject
guide: Strict fiscal policy Fiscal performance will be guided by prudence.
Adjective modifier
- fiscal: Might such a concern with fiscal prudence hamper labor market reform?
- extreme: Thanks to his extreme prudence this part of the journey was signalized by no incident whatever.
- financial: Still, it is hard to believe that financial prudence is the real reason for his single status.
- common: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.
- economic: It threatens to destroy this government's reputation for economic prudence.
Modifies a noun
- demand: Prudence demands that an amount equivalent to a maximum of one year's expenditure be kept in reserve.
- trustee: Duty of prudence Trustees must: ( 6 ) ensure that the charity is and will remain solvent.
- criterion: The power of investment is further restricted by the need to apply commercial prudence criteria as provided under the Trustee Act 2000.
Noun used with modifier
demand: Even the harvesting of the cocoa pods demands prudence as a stray machete chop could damage the delicate tree irreparably.
Preposition: of
assumption: Adequate cash flow projections ( prudence of assumptions ).
Preposition: as
virtue: In this respect both authors are following Aristotle, who names intuition, science, wisdom and prudence as intellectual virtues.
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