Meaning & use
provident
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Making careful provision for future needs; prudent and thrifty in planning ahead.
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Their provident habit of saving a portion of every paycheck paid off during hard times.
A provident farmer stores grain during good harvests to prepare for lean years.
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From the Latin "providere," meaning "to foresee" or "provide for," the same root behind "provide" and "providence."
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