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improvident

/ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt/adjective

उच्चारण इम्प्रॉविडन्ट

अदूरदर्शी, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च

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SSC MTS 2022SSC Exams before 2018
adjective
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    formal

    not thinking about or planning for the future; spending money carelessly

    अदूरदर्शी, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च

    • improvident spending
    • The improvident prince spent his father's treasure on parties and left nothing for the future.
    • An improvident man spends his salary in the first week of the month.
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    • His improvident habits left the family with no savings.
    • Do not be improvident; save a little every month.

    Synonyms thriftless wasteful spendthrift prodigal short-sighted

    Opposite provident thrifty prudent careful

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im·prov·i·dent

With -vi-dent.

-vi-dent के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep the family apart: provident (saving for the future: 'Employees' Provident Fund'), improvident (not saving), providential (lucky, as if by divine help), providence (God's care).

परिवार को अलग रखिए: provident (भविष्य के लिए बचत: 'Employees' Provident Fund'), improvident (बचत न करने वाला), providential (भाग्यशाली, मानो दैवी सहायता से), providence (ईश्वर की कृपा)।

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A person who spends money carelessly is a spendthrift or prodigal; one who saves carefully thrifty or frugal.

लापरवाही से पैसा खर्च करने वाला spendthrift या prodigal; सावधानी से बचत करने वाला thrifty या frugal।