proxy fight
— Noun
– English
~ a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced
proxy
— Noun
– English
~ a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
prozac
— Noun
– English
~ a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain
prude
— Noun
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~ a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
prudence
— Noun
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~ discretion in practical affairs
prudence
— Noun
– English
~ knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
prudent
— Adjective
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~ careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
prudential
— Adjective
– English
~ arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters; "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"
prudently
— Adverb
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~ in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom."
prudery
— Noun
– English
~ excessive or affected modesty
Prudhoe Bay
— Noun
– English
~ a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968