provident
adjective/ˈprɒvɪdənt/
/ˈprɑːvɪdənt/
(formal)- careful in planning for the future, especially by saving money synonym prudent
- The more provident of them had taken out insurance against flooding.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin provident- ‘foreseeing, attending to’, from the verb providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’.
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