Proviso — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a stipulated condition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəvˈaɪzoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəvˈaɪzəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəvˈaɪzəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəvˈaɪzoʊ/.

Examples

he accepted subject to one provision

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

provision

Parts of Speech

noun	a stipulated condition “he accepted subject to one provision”

Word Forms

provisionary	adjective	under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
provide	verb	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorbehalt

eine festgelegte Bedingung

🇫🇷French

condition

une condition stipulée

🇪🇸Spanish

condición

una condición estipulada

🇮🇹Italian

condizione

una condizione stipulata

🇳🇱Dutch

voorwaarde

een gestelde voorwaarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

cláusula

uma condição estipulada

🇷🇺Russian

оговорка

оговоренное условие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नियम

एक निर्धारित शर्त

🇧🇩Bengali

শর্ত

একটি নির্ধারিত শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

நிபந்தனை

ஒரு நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட நிபந்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిబంధన

ఒక నిర్దేశిత షరతు

🇮🇳Marathi

तरतूद

एक निर्धारित अट

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોગવાઈ

એક નિયત શરત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಬಂಧನೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿಗದಿತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യവസ്ഥ

ഒരു വ്യവസ്ഥാപിത വ്യവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਤ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਸ਼ਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

شرط

ایک طے شدہ شرط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

附带条件

规定的条件

🇯🇵Japanese

但し書き

定められた条件

🇰🇷Korean

단서

규정된 조건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều kiện

một điều kiện quy định

🇹🇭Thai

เงื่อนไข

เงื่อนไขที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

syarat

suatu kondisi yang ditentukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرط

شرط منصوص عليه

🇮🇷Persian

شرط

یک شرط مقرر

🇹🇷Turkish

şart

öngörülen bir koşul

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְנַאִי

תנאי שנקבע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'proviso'?

The primary meaning of 'proviso' is 'a stipulated condition'.

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Using 'proviso' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'proviso' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'proviso' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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