noun
proviso
Proviso (noun) means a condition attached to an agreement.
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A condition attached to an agreement.
"The writing has been on the wall that Americans’ support for mass deportation was subject to all kinds of caveats and provisos."
— Aaron Blake, Trump’s mass deportation is backfiring (2025)
"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."
— Gregory McNamee, Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science (2021)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin proviso ("it being provided"), the ablative singular neuter of provisus, the past participle of providere ("to provide"); see provide.
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What is the meaning of proviso?
"proviso" (noun) means a condition attached to an agreement.
What is another word for proviso?
Other words for "proviso" include provision.
