Pru

P3R1U1

proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Prudence.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

Pru1

proper noun

alternative Prue

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Prudence.

Pru2

proper nounthe Pru
  1. UKinformalPrudential plc, a financial services company based in the United Kingdom.

    In B2B situations where The Pru and Equitable Life jointly provide products, the business has tended to shift towards The Pru.

    2006, Frances Brassington, Stephen Pettitt, Principles of marketing
    2 more examples

    So, against its original aims in buying the firm — but convinced by Mr Ball that this was the direction in which to go — the Pru followed.

    1991, The Economist

    Also during the 1990s, the Pru aggressively jumped into the group insurance business, the purchase by companies of insurance policies for groups of workers.

    1995, Kathleen Sharp, In Good Faith

PRU3

nounPRU (plural PRUs)

plural PRUs

  1. UKabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of pupil referral unit.
  2. UKabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of pupil reintegration unit.

Origin

Shortening of Prudential.

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APA

Pru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pru

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“Pru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pru. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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