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proviso

pro·viso

UK/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/ US/prʌˈvaɪzoʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a stipulated condition

  • “he accepted subject to one provision”
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Origin

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

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