prosperity vs posterity :

prosperity or posterity

Your descendants—those who come after you—are posterity. Your posterior comes behind your front, right? Your posterity comes along behind you in time. In contrast, prosperity is financial well-being. But some people mix these up by saying “I am taking photos of our house construction for prosperity” when they mean “for posterity.”

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Definitions

  • n  an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
  • n  the condition of prospering; having good fortune

  • n  all of the offspring of a given progenitor
    we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity
  • n  all future generations
News & Articles

  • Conservative groups release prosperity blueprint
    ATLANTA - A handful of conservative groups released what they call a blueprint for prosperity Wednesday at the Capitol. The blueprint argues for reduced government spending, greater school choice and raising the sales tax to allow for a lower income tax.
    June 13, 2013 - Athens Banner-Herald
  • Conservative groups release prosperity blueprint
    ATLANTA - A handful of conservative groups released what they call a blueprint for prosperity Wednesday at the Capitol. The blueprint argues for reduced government spending, greater school choice and raising the sales tax to allow for a lower income tax.
    June 13, 2013 - Athens Banner-Herald
  • Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (PB) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for June 13, 2013
    Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. ( PB ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.215 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 01, 2013. Shareholders who
    June 12, 2013 - Nasdaq

  • Dan Pfeiffer, the man guarding Obama’s legacy
    As senior adviser, his job is to protect president’s image for posterity.
    June 12, 2013 - Washington Post
  • Letter: For the record
    Carol Oberg, Marco Island: The only change I would welcome is the addition of the name Daniels — it should live for posterity!
    June 7, 2013 - Naples Daily News
  • Letter: For the record
    Carol Oberg, Marco Island: The only change I would welcome is the addition of the name Daniels — it should live for posterity!
    June 7, 2013 - Naples Daily News