Predatory lender Providian Financial Corporation originally located in San Francisco, recently bought by WAMU aka Washington Mutual.
According to the documentary, Maxed Out, Providian was fined $400 Million by the government for cheating their customers with undeserved 'late' and 'overlimit' fees.
by WebGuy August 8, 2007
Get the Providian mug.That nonprofit's website has a serious case of Providitis - all of their goals are to "provide XYZ."
Nonprofits always have the same narrative:"We exist. Give us money so we can PROVIDE things"
Nonprofits always have the same narrative:"We exist. Give us money so we can PROVIDE things"
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Get the poopidiot mug.The contents of a dish, usually pertaining to various vegetables in the dish such as fig, etc. A term used in various parts of the Caribbean particularly Trinidad and Tobago.
by Keenan Daniel Dumoy December 22, 2008
Get the Provision mug.1. An umbrella term used in many Telecom companies that covers the process of adding a new service or expanding an existing service.
2. A catchy term that clueless sales guys use to refer to the deployment of complicated services when talking with their even-more-clueless customers. Engineers sometimes use this term will sales guys and customers as well, to avoid the confusion caused by explaining the technical nature of their work.
2. A catchy term that clueless sales guys use to refer to the deployment of complicated services when talking with their even-more-clueless customers. Engineers sometimes use this term will sales guys and customers as well, to avoid the confusion caused by explaining the technical nature of their work.
Example 1
You: "I ordered this internet circuit three months ago; where the hell is it?"
Internet Service Provider: "Oh, it appears there was an error in the provisioning process and that circuit was dropped to Alabama instead of New York.
You: "FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU..."
Example 2
Customer: "When is our internets and servers and things going to be up and running?
Sales douche: "Well sir, our engineers are almost done provisioning these items for you. Isn't that right, engineer?"
Engineer: "FML... Yes, I will be 'provisioning' your entire IT infrastructure by the end of the week, like our sales guy promised on my behalf."
Customer: "That word sounded fancy and not too technical! I feel better now."
You: "I ordered this internet circuit three months ago; where the hell is it?"
Internet Service Provider: "Oh, it appears there was an error in the provisioning process and that circuit was dropped to Alabama instead of New York.
You: "FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU..."
Example 2
Customer: "When is our internets and servers and things going to be up and running?
Sales douche: "Well sir, our engineers are almost done provisioning these items for you. Isn't that right, engineer?"
Engineer: "FML... Yes, I will be 'provisioning' your entire IT infrastructure by the end of the week, like our sales guy promised on my behalf."
Customer: "That word sounded fancy and not too technical! I feel better now."
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