provident

[prov-i-duhnt]

adjective

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

   Synonyms: prudent, cautious
   Antonyms: careless

2. characterized by or proceeding from foresight.

   provident care.

3. mindful in making provision (usually followed byof ).

4. economical; frugal; thrifty.

provident

/ ˈprɒvɪdənt /

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

Other Word Forms

• providently adverb
• providentness noun
• nonprovident adjective
• nonprovidently adverb
• overprovident adjective
• overprovidently adverb
• overprovidentness noun
• unprovident adjective
• unprovidently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of provident¹

1400–50; Middle English < Latin prōvident- (stem of prōvidēns ), present participle of prōvidēre to look out for, provide

Word History and Origins

Origin of provident¹

C15: from Latin prōvidens foreseeing, from prōvidēre to _provide

Example Sentences

When his public provident fund - a government-backed tax-free investment - matured last year, he sought a way to secure his retirement.

From BBC

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%.

From Reuters

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%.

From Reuters

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

From Washington Times

"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.

From Reuters