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Pru
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Appendix:Variations of "pru"
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en female Prudence.
Alternative forms
en Prue
Etymology 2
Shortening of Prudential.
Proper noun
the Pru
en UK informal Prudential plc, a financial services company based in the United Kingdom.
en 1991 The Economist So, against its original aims in buying the firm — but convinced by Mr Ball that this was the direction in which to go — the Pru followed.
en 1995 Kathleen Sharp In Good Faith Also during the 1990s, the Pru aggressively jumped into the group insurance business, the purchase by companies of insurance policies for groups of workers.
en 2006 Frances Brassington; Stephen Pettitt Principles of marketing In B2B situations where The Pru and Equitable Life jointly provide products, the business has tended to shift towards The Pru.
Anagrams
en pru PUR pur pur. RUP pur- U-RP urp