proviso

English

Etymology

From Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /prəˈvaɪzoʊ/

Noun

proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)

1. A conditional provision to an agreement

Related terms

• provide
• provision
• provisional

Translations

conditional provision to an agreement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 但書 (cmn), 但书 (cmn) (dànshū)

• Dutch: voorbehoud (nl)
• Finnish: varaus (fi), varauma (fi)
• French: provision (fr) f (à un accord), réserve (fr) f
• German: Bedingung (de) f, Vorbehalt (de) m, Vorbehaltsklausel (de) f

• Japanese: 但書 (ja) (ただしがき, tadashigaki)
• Norwegian: forbehold (no) n
• Russian: условие (ru) (uslóvije) n, оговорка (ru) (ogovórka) f (в догово́ре)
• Scottish Gaelic: cùmhnant (gd) m, coingheall (gd) m
• Swedish: förbehåll (sv), reservation (sv)

External links

• proviso in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• proviso in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Latin

Participle

prōvīsō

1. dative masculine singular of prōvīsus
2. dative neuter singular of prōvīsus
3. ablative masculine singular of prōvīsus
4. ablative neuter singular of prōvīsus