proviso

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/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/

Definition of proviso

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A conditional provision to an agreement.

“Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work? All due respect to Popeye, a can may not be the tastiest way to introduce it to your table.”
“The biggest change in the governance of American horse racing was tucked into a 2020 federal spending bill. That proviso ultimately created the national Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, or HISA – a move that, after three previous legislative attempts, found support from federal lawmakers after a particularly deadly season at a California racetrack.”
“The writing has been on the wall that Americans’ support for mass deportation was subject to all kinds of caveats and provisos.”

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noun

A conditional provision to an agreement.

“Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work? All due respect to Popeye, a can may not be the tastiest way to introduce it to your table.”
“The biggest change in the governance of American horse racing was tucked into a 2020 federal spending bill. That proviso ultimately created the national Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, or HISA – a move that, after three previous legislative attempts, found support from federal lawmakers after a particularly deadly season at a California racetrack.”
“The writing has been on the wall that Americans’ support for mass deportation was subject to all kinds of caveats and provisos.”

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Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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