英语词汇“provident”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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it is possible to be provident without being miserly her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane

Recent Examples on the Web For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China.

Jacky Wong, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Its pilots are angry over not having received the company’s contribution towards their provident fund since 2020, even as pay cuts continue.

Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 July 2022 The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined).

Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 Social Security would likely be replaced also with a provident-fund system, basically a private retirement account with mandatory contributions, with backup provisions if this proves to be insufficient in old age.

Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021 That led to another announcement this spring, which prevented people from using BN(O) passports for the early withdrawal of mandatory provident funds (MPFs).

Michelle Toh And Kristie Lu Stout, CNN, 26 Aug. 2021 The combined employer-and-employee contribution rates into the city’s central provident fund – the main pension plan – currently drop from 37% at 55 years of age to as low as 12.5% for older workers.

Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019 See More

单词	provident
释义	provident adjective prov·i·dent ˈprä-və-dənt -ˌdent 1 : frugal, saving 2 : making provision for the future : prudent providently adverb Synonyms economical economizing frugal scrimping sparing thrifty See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences it is possible to be provident without being miserly her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane Recent Examples on the Web For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Its pilots are angry over not having received the company’s contribution towards their provident fund since 2020, even as pay cuts continue. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 July 2022 The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 Social Security would likely be replaced also with a provident-fund system, basically a private retirement account with mandatory contributions, with backup provisions if this proves to be insufficient in old age. Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021 That led to another announcement this spring, which prevented people from using BN(O) passports for the early withdrawal of mandatory provident funds (MPFs). Michelle Toh And Kristie Lu Stout, CNN, 26 Aug. 2021 The combined employer-and-employee contribution rates into the city’s central provident fund – the main pension plan – currently drop from 37% at 55 years of age to as low as 12.5% for older workers. Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin provident-, providens, from present participle of providēre First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 provident adjective 1 as in economizing careful in the management of money or resources it is possible to be provident without being miserly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance economizing economical saving prudent thrifty frugal conserving sparing scrimping preserving foresighted forehanded cheap foresightful niggard parsimonious miserly penurious stingy niggardly stinting tightfisted spare pinching close penny-pinching penny-wise mean tight closefisted Antonyms & Near Antonyms profligate improvident spendthrift wasteful prodigal unthrifty generous charitable munificent unselfish thriftless liberal shortsighted bountiful squandering openhanded extravagant indulgent unsparing lavish freehanded See More 2 as in cautious having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane Synonyms & Similar Words cautious farseeing foresighted careful forehanded farsighted proactive prescient foreseeing prudent visionary wise heedful sagacious forward-looking forward forethoughtful sapient discerning sage perceptive percipient insightful Antonyms & Near Antonyms improvident shortsighted heedless myopic careless incautious half-cocked half-baked See More
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