provisional

adjective
UK: /prəˈvɪʒənəl/
US: /prəˈvɪʒənəl/

  1. Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.

    1. This is only a provisional booking for your hotel room, but we'll need a deposit to confirm it.
    2. The committee reached a provisional agreement, but the final decision awaits further discussion and legal review.

  2. Accepted or agreed on for the time being but likely to be changed.

    1. We have a provisional agreement to buy a new car next week if we can arrange financing.
    2. The government has made a provisional decision to increase taxes; however, this will be reviewed in the next session.

Synonyms

temporary interim conditional acting
provisional noun

  1. A temporary or conditional arrangement.

    1. The plan is just a provisional for now.
    2. They put a provisional in place until something permanent can be figured out to stabilize costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "provisional" in English means: Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later., Accepted or agreed on for the time being but likely to be changed..

The phonetic transcription of "provisional" is /prəˈvɪʒənəl/ in British English and /prəˈvɪʒənəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "provisional": temporary, interim, conditional, acting.

Example usage of "provisional": "This is only a provisional booking for your hotel room, but we'll need a deposit to confirm it.". More examples on the page.