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provident

[prov-i-duhnt] / ˈprɒv ɪ dənt /


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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

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

Beijing is ramping up efforts to prop up the distressed property market by easing mortgage rate floors, cutting the interest rate on provident fund loans and offering individual income tax rebates for home buyers.

From Reuters ● Oct. 8, 2022

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

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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