prudential
adjective
pru·den·tial
prü-ˈden(t)-shəl 
1
: of, relating to, or proceeding from prudence
2
: exercising prudence especially in business matters
Examples of prudential in a Sentence
a prudential approach to managing money
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Harris has pivoted from President Biden’s antagonistic approach, led by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and prudential regulators, to a more pro-innovation tone focused on blockchain and digital assets.
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Tonya Evans, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In 2016, the central bank, following advice from the International Monetary Fund, introduced new prudential regulations for Myanmar’s private banks at a time when as many as half of all loans in the country were nonperforming and the once white-hot real estate market had just nose-dived.
—Thant Myint-U, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2021
That is, the Biden Justice Department’s special counsel ignored the prudential meat-and-potatoes guidance.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
Curiously, Rustin’s credo was once the consensus view of people who combined prudential sense with political principle, whether Albert Camus or Clement Attlee, George Orwell or Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
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Tonya Evans, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In 2016, the central bank, following advice from the International Monetary Fund, introduced new prudential regulations for Myanmar’s private banks at a time when as many as half of all loans in the country were nonperforming and the once white-hot real estate market had just nose-dived.
—Thant Myint-U, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2021
That is, the Biden Justice Department’s special counsel ignored the prudential meat-and-potatoes guidance.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
Curiously, Rustin’s credo was once the consensus view of people who combined prudential sense with political principle, whether Albert Camus or Clement Attlee, George Orwell or Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
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“Prudential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prudential. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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prudential
adjective
pru·den·tial
prü-ˈden-chəl
1
: of, relating to, or resulting from prudence
2
: using prudence
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