provisos

noun

variants also provisoes
plural of proviso
as in provisions
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras

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  1. provisions
  2. conditions
  3. requirements
Noun
  • There was apparently no money left for fuel, provisions, or crew salaries.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Several big tech companies are dropping contract provisions that have drawn the public's ire – one that keeps early phases of data center projects a secret, for example.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of provisions
Noun
  • The new developments provide an additional basis for its deployment on commercial vessels, although wider adoption will depend on performance across different hull designs, operating conditions and routes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Further updates will be available on their website as conditions change.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • District and state social studies curriculum requirements often feature middle school civics courses, and math-civics concepts align well with middle school math standards.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Digital twins of wind turbines can combine operational data with engineering models to assess performance under changing wind conditions and identify maintenance requirements.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of requirements
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“Provisos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisos. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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