Dictionary

provisory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).

Meanings

1. Temporary; pending something more permanent.
2. Containing a proviso or condition.
   • The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.
3. Dependent on a proviso or condition.
   • A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.

Forms

Deriveds

provisorily

Synonyms

provisional · conditional · conditional

Translations (10)

fi ehdollinen (dependent on a condition) · fi provisorinen (pending something more permanent) · fr provisoire (pending something more permanent) · es provisorio (pending something more permanent) · de provisorisch (pending something more permanent) · fi ehdollinen (containing provisoes) · it provvisorio (pending something more permanent) · fi väliaikainen (pending something more permanent) · fi tilapäinen (pending something more permanent) · pt provisório (pending something more permanent)

provisory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).

Meanings

1. Synonym of provisional.

Forms

Relateds

provisor · provident · provided · providing · provider · provide

Synonyms

provisional