prudent

prudent: prudent pru‧dent [ˈpruːdnt] adjective

1. sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks:

• These must be prudent loans requiring the buyer to put in significant capital.

2. ACCOUNTING following the rule that a business should not state an asset value, possible profit etc to be bigger, or a possible loss to be smaller, than it actually might be; = CONSERVATIVE

— prudently adverb :

• The firm should have acted more prudently with their investors' money.

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prudent UK US /ˈpruːd^ənt/ adjective

► careful in the way that you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks: »They insisted that the deal is fiscally prudent and would not put the city budget at risk.
prudent to do sth »It would be prudent to delay interest rate cuts until early next year.
»prudent financial planning

► ACCOUNTING prudent accounting is based on the principle of not showing assets or profits to be greater than they might be, or losses to be smaller than they might be, in a company's accounts: »Normal prudent accounting principles require that prepayments should be written down where it can be seen that they will not be fully recoverable.

prudently /ˈpruːd^əntli/ adverb

► »Failure on the part of banks to act prudently has resulted in a global recession.

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Synonyms:

Discreet, cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, considerate, judicious, provident, foreseeing, wise, prudential / Frugal, economical, thrifty, provident, sparing, saving

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prudent — prudent, ente [ prydɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1090 « sage, plein d expérience »; lat. prudens 1 ♦ (1573) Qui a, montre de la prudence. ⇒ circonspect, prévoyant, réfléchi, sage . Ses déboires l ont rendu prudent. Il est trop prudent pour brusquer les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prudent — PRUDÉNT, Ă, prudenţi, te, adj. Care se fereşte de tot ce ar putea să i producă un neajuns, să l primejduiască; prevăzător, circumspect, precaut. – Din fr. prudent, lat. prudens, ntis. Trimis de RACAI, 22.11.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 Prudent ≠… … Dicționar Român
prudent — 1 judicious, sensible, sane, *wise, sage, sapient Analogous words: *intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, alert: *shrewd, perspicacious, sagacious, astute: disciplined, schooled (see TEACH) 2 provident, foresighted, forethoughtful, discreet (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Prudent — Pru dent, a. [L. prudens, entis, contr. from providens: cf. F. prudent. See {Provident}.] 1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prudent — prudent, ente (pru dan, dan t ) adj. 1° Qui a de la prudence. • C était la femme prudente qui est donnée proprement par le Seigneur, BOSSUET Mar. Thér.. • Plus prudent dans les affaires du siècle que le ministre de la pénitence, qui souvent … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prudent — pru·dent / prüd ənt/ adj: characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence pru·dent·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prudent … Law dictionary
prudent — late 14c., from Fr. prudent (c.1300), from L. prudentem (nom. prudens) knowing, skilled, sagacious, circumspect; rarely in lit. sense foreseeing; contraction of providens, prp. of providere to foresee (see PROVIDE (Cf. provide)). Related:… … Etymology dictionary
prudent — prudent, prudential, prudish While prudent is a judgemental word meaning ‘circumspect, judicious’, prudential is merely descriptive in identifying actions and attitudes that have to do with prudence, e.g. prudential motives are motives determined … Modern English usage
prudent — et sage, qui prouvoit à ce qu il doit faire ou laisser, Prudens, Circunspectus. Prudent conseil, Scitum consilium … Thresor de la langue françoyse
prudent — Prudent, [pruden]te. adj. Qui a de la Prudence, qui est doüé de Prudence. C est un homme tres prudent. une femme tres prudente. Il se dit aussi de la conduite dans les affaires du monde, & des choses qui y ont rapport. Il a tenu une conduite tres … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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