provisional
provisional Lexical Profile
provisional Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed or replaced later.
"The transitional committee established a provisional government until national elections could be held."
Subject to further confirmation or conditions; not yet fully decided or conclusive.
"The university sent a provisional offer of admission, pending the student's final exam scores."
• noun
American A paper ballot cast by a voter whose eligibility or registration status cannot be immediately verified at the polling place.
"Election workers set aside the provisionals until each voter's address could be confirmed."
A postage stamp issued temporarily for use until a regular issue becomes available, often created by overprinting an existing stamp.
"The rare nineteenth-century provisional fetched a high price at the philatelic auction."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French 'provisionnel' or Medieval Latin 'provisionalis', derived from Latin 'provisio' meaning 'foresight' or 'providing beforehand' (from 'providere', 'to foresee').