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PRU

PRU is the initialism of pupil referral unit.

PRU is the initialism of pupil reintegration unit.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Pru

Pru

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Prudence.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Pru

the Pru

  1. (UK, informal) Prudential plc, a financial services company based in the United Kingdom.
    • 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

Forms of PRU

Noun
pluralPRUs
Proper noun
alternative formPrue

Origin of PRU

Shortening of Prudential.

Questions about PRU

What does PRU mean?
PRU means a diminutive of the female given name Prudence.
What is PRU the initialism of?
PRU is the initialism of pupil referral unit.
What part of speech is PRU?
PRU is a proper noun.

Words near PRU in the dictionary

  1. prtg.
  2. prtgs.
  3. prtr.
  4. prtrs.
  5. PRTs
  6. PRU
  7. pruan
  8. pruans
  9. prucalopride
  10. pruce
  11. Prucha

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PRU (page history and authors); Pru (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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