provident

Example Sentences

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When his public provident fund - a government-backed tax-free investment - matured last year, he sought a way to secure his retirement.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

This, too, turned out to be provident for the driver, as the area in which he crashed has little to no cellphone reception.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023

"The government does little for the welfare of the sherpas," Kami Rita said, urging authorities to launch welfare schemes like a provident fund, retirement benefit and education facilities for their children.

From Reuters • May 29, 2023

Wickremesinghe said the government would safeguard local banks and employee provident funds it has borrowed from if need be.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

He commuted his pension and provident fund to buy a Bharat bottle-sealing machine.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy