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provident
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adjective
providing carefully for the future
wild squirrels are provident
a provident father plans for his children's education
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adjective
careful in regard to your own interests
the prudent use and development of resources
wild squirrels are provident
fund
Noun
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A fund is an amount of money kept for a specific purpose.
GM cannot afford to keep paying into the company pension fund.
Our fund-raising campaign has a target of $100,000.
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An organisation's funds are the money that it has.
The school is raising funds to pay for the new library.
The sports centre closed because of a lack of funds.
fund
Verb
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If you fund something, you give it money for its activities.
The project is jointly funded by the Government of Canada and the International Red Cross.
The university will no longer fund research into this drug.
advisory
Noun
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An advisory is a warning. Usually this is used for weather reports.
The Weather Department issued a tornado advisory.
committee
Noun
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A group of people that come together to do something or decide something.
He is on the administrative committee. They decide how to administer the school.