provisional
A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is releasedA postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
» We'll have our firm's attorneys look through the provisional agreement.
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2 sensesA postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
An interim denture.
Examples
11 sentencesWe'll have our firm's attorneys look through the provisional agreement.
After the revolution, a provisional government ruled.
deNach der Revolution herrschte eine provisorische Regierung. — bigfellow68
I set up a kind of provisional office in my assistant editors' room.
deIch habe eine Art provisorisches Büro im Zimmer meines Redaktionsassistenten aufgeschlagen. — frpzzd
I've got a provisional licence.
ruУ меня есть временная лицензия. — Biga
deIch habe einen vorläufigen Führerschein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom got his provisional licence yesterday, so he's out with his dad practising his driving.
deTom hat gestern seinen Lernfahrausweis bekommen. Daher ist er jetzt mit seinem Vater unterwegs und übt das Autofahren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel)From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis.
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Forms
plural: provisionals| Singular | provisional |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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