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I went out with this boy on the proviso that he didn't tell anybody we were together. The idiot didn't keep his mouth shut. I dumped him. I never went out with a boy from school again.
Rachel Hunter

Meaning of "proviso" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROVISO

From Medieval Latin phrase prōvīsō quod it being provided that, from Latin prōvīsus provided.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVISO

proviso  [prəˈvaɪzəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVISO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proviso is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVISO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proviso in the English dictionary

The definition of proviso in the dictionary is a clause in a document or contract that embodies a condition or stipulation. Other definition of proviso is a condition or stipulation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVISO


abrazo
əˈbrɑːzəʊ
aviso
əˈvaɪzəʊ
azo
ˈeɪzəʊ
bizzo
ˈbɪzəʊ
Brisso
ˈbrɪzəʊ
burdizzo
bɜːˈdɪzəʊ
Chimborazo
ˌtʃɪmbəˈrɑːzəʊ
chorizo
tʃɔːˈriːzəʊ
diazo
daɪˈeɪzəʊ
gonzo
ˈɡɒnzəʊ
Guangzhou
ˈɡwæŋˈdzəʊ
Lorenzo
ləˈrenzəʊ
mozo
ˈmɒʊzəʊ
orzo
ˈɔːtzəʊ
ouzo
ˈuːzəʊ
reseau
ˈrɛzəʊ
reseaux
ˈrɛzəʊ
Roseau
rəʊˈzəʊ
virtuoso
ˌvɜːtjʊˈəʊzəʊ
zo
zəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVISO

provincialize
provincially
provine
proving
proving ground
proviral
provirus
provision
provision merchant
provisional
provisional driving licence
Provisional IRA
provisionally
provisionary
provisioner
provisions
provisor
provisorily
provisory
provitamin

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVISO

also
basso
Burkina Faso
Burkina-Faso
Cardoso
chamiso
El Paso
espresso
Gran Paradiso
just so
miso
more so
or so
peso
Picasso
shiso
so
so-so
Treviso
verso

Synonyms and antonyms of proviso in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVISO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proviso» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of proviso

Translation of «proviso» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVISO

Find out the translation of proviso to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proviso from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proviso» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

条件
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

condición de
570 millions of speakers

English

proviso
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परंतुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشرط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оговорка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুবিধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

condition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proviso
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorbehalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ただし書き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proviso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điều kiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிபந்தனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रांत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şart
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

condizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warunek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обмовка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clauză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προϋπόθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbehållet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbehold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proviso

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVISO»

The term «proviso» is regularly used and occupies the 55.197 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVISO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proviso

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QUOTES WITH «PROVISO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proviso.
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Rachel Hunter
I went out with this boy on the proviso that he didn't tell anybody we were together. The idiot didn't keep his mouth shut. I dumped him. I never went out with a boy from school again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVISO»

Discover the use of proviso in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proviso and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The lipstick proviso: women, sex & power in the real world
A critical reevaluation of "establishment feminism" by a noted feminist intellectual argues that feminist politics should not control women's private lives and that such ideas as femininity and instinct can be a part of feminism.
Karen Lehrman, 1997
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General Taylor And The Wilmot Proviso (LARGE PRINT EDITION)
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
General Zachary Taylor, 2011
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The Proviso: Book 1 in the Tales of Dunham
According to the terms of the proviso Knox Hilliard's father had secretly approved and slipped into the corporate charter just days before his death, Knox Hilliard's inheritance of OKH Enterprises is guaranteed so long as he is married and has a  ...
Moriah Jovan, 2008
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Proviso V
Proviso. V. Copyright © 2010 by Fred Cradier All rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, includingphotocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage ...
Fred Cradler, 2010
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Concordat Proviso Ascendant
A NOTE ON THE TEXT: Concordat Proviso Ascendant is part of a longer work called A Natural History of Southwestern Ontario, which is a compendium of particulars written from the inside of its subject. These particulars inventory a personal, ...
Christopher Dewdney, 1991
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Statutory Construction' 2003 Ed.
It was held that the proviso refers only to casual employees: "In the case of Mercado, Sr. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, this Court ruled that the proviso in the second paragraph of Article 280 relates only to casual employees and is ...
Agpalo, 2003
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Conflict and Compromise: The Political Economy of Slavery, ...
The North Objects: The Wilmot Proviso By the time peace negotiations were in the final stages with the Mexican government, there was a growing mistrust in the North over the motives as well as the tactics of southern leaders such as Calhoun  ...
Roger L. Ransom, 1989
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Armed Forces, Sections 3001-End, to Title 12, Banks and ...
10:941a(e) (1st proviso of clause (1), less applicability to retired grade). 10:166g( a) (less 1st 49 words; less 1st proviso; and less 1st 84 words of last proviso). 10: 941a(a)(3) (less 31st through 42d words, and less proviso). 10:941a(e) (clause ...
‎2001
9
The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
lessee; as if the lessee covenants to scour the ditches, proviso, that the lessor carry away the soil, Sec. 3 Nels. Ain'. 21. 1t hath been held, that the law hath not appointed any proper place in a deed to insert a proviso ; but that when it doth not ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, 1836
10
Citizen Lincoln
In 1847, Calhoun had offered his "Calhoun Resolutions" to counter the Wilmot Proviso, which sought to ban slavery from any territory taken from Mexico. The " Calhoun Resolutions" argued that the Constitution required slavery's expansion into ...
Ward McAfee, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVISO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proviso is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brothers file lawsuit after Proviso West cafeteria monitor charged …
Taylor was hired as a lunchroom monitor at Proviso West High School in March, according to prosecutors. Shortly after being hired, she met a 16-year-old male ... «Chicago Sun-Times, May 15»
2
Proviso West cafeteria worker accused of sex with student held on …
Taylor was hired as a lunchroom monitor at Proviso West high School in March, according to prosecutors. Shortly after being hired, she met a 16-year-old male ... «Chicago Sun-Times, May 15»
3
Proviso East High School investigates hallway fight caught on camera
MAYWOOD, Ill. — A fight caught on camera between two Proviso East High School girls appears to show two security guards just watching as it happened. «WGN-TV, May 15»
4
Donnie Boyce, former Proviso East coach, appeals firing after …
Donnie Boyce was let go from Proviso East High School last week after he was seen in cell phone video in an altercation with a student. He's now appealing his ... «WLS-TV, Feb 15»
5
Boys basketball: Alonzo Verge Jr. nets 41 as Willowbrook one-ups …
Willowbrook's Alonzo Verge goes up to the net as Proviso East's Kevin Spencer ... Jr. scores 41 points, shoots Willowbrook past Proviso East, via @bobnarang. «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
6
Boys basketball: Proviso East fires coach Donnie Boyce
Proviso East coach Donnie Boyce pictured against Homewood-Flossmoor at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament on Dec, 27, 2013. (Phil Velasquez / Chicago ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
7
House subcommitee votes to shutdown SC State for 1 year
COLUMBIA (WIS) —A House subcommittee has moved forward a proviso that would shutter South Carolina State University for one fiscal year in order to get the ... «WYFF Greenville, Feb 15»
8
Downers Grove South girls basketball team stumbles against …
The Mustangs continued to attack Proviso East's two-three zone defense in the final frame, surging to a three-point lead when DGS guard Vashae Easley nailed ... «Suburban Life Publications, Feb 15»
9
Boys hoops | New Trier sees turning point during Proviso West tourney
After overcoming a slow start last winter to win 21 games and a regional championship, New Trier coach Scott Fricke pointed to a blowout loss to ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»
10
Boys basketball: Nick Rakocevic, St. Joseph best St. Rita at Proviso
St. Joseph's Nick Rakocevic (35) and St. Rita's Brandon McRoy battle for a rebound in the second half of a semifinal of the Proviso West Holiday Tournament on ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»

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