provisional

pro·vi·sion·al  (pr-vzh-nl)

adj.

Provided or serving only for the time being. See Synonyms at temporary.

n.

1. A person hired temporarily for a job, typically before having taken an examination qualifying the person for permanent employment: fire department provisionals.

2. A temporary stamp that is used before the official issue is released.

3. Provisional A member of the extremist faction of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.

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pro·vision·al·ly adv.

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provisional

Adjective

temporary or conditional: a provisional diagnosis

provisionally adv

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Provisional

Noun

a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

provisional - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" probationary, provisionary, tentative conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"

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provisional

adjective 1. temporary, interim, transitional, stopgap, pro tem << OPPOSITE permanent

adjective 2. conditional, limited, qualified, contingent, tentative, provisory << OPPOSITE definite

Translations

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] adj → provisional, provisorio (LAM) (= temporary); interino

n Provisional (IRELAND) (POL) → Provisional m (miembro de la tendencia activista del IRA)

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] provision adj → provisoire

n Provisional (Irish) (Pol) → Provisional m (membre de la tendance activiste de l'IRA)

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] provision adj → vorläufig, provisorisch

n Provisional (Irish) (Pol) → Mitglied der provisorischen Irisch-Republikanischen Armee

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] adj → provvisorio/a

n Provisional (Irish) (POL) → provisional m inv