provisory

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

Adjective

provisory

1. Containing a proviso.

   The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.

2. Dependent on a proviso or condition.

   A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.

3. Temporary; pending something more permanent.

Synonyms

• (relating to a proviso) conditional
• (pending something) provisional, temporary, transitory

Related terms

• provide, provided
• providing
• provident
• provider

Noun

provisory (plural provisories)

1. (philately) Synonym of provisional#English|provisional

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