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Meaning of provisory

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

provisory

Pronunciation:/pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Containing a proviso.

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

  2. Dependent on a proviso or condition.

    Example: A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.

  3. Temporary; pending something more permanent.