PROVISIONAL


Meaning of PROVISIONAL in English

I. prə-ˈvizh-nəl, -ˈvi-zhə-n ə l adjective

Date: 1601

: serving for the time being : temporary

a provisional government

• pro·vi·sion·al·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1886

: a postage stamp for use until a regular issue appears — compare definitive

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.