provisory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈvaɪzərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prə vī′zə rē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•vi•so•ry  (prə vī′zə rē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. containing a proviso or condition;
    conditional.
  2. provisional (defs. 1, 2).
  • Medieval Latin prōvīsōrius, equivalent. to Latin prōvid-, stem of prōvidēre to provide + -tōrius -tory1, with dt s
  • 1605–15
pro•vi′so•ri•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
provisory / prəˈvaɪzərɪ/
  1. containing a proviso; conditional
  2. another word for provisional
  3. making provision
proˈvisorily

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