Proviso
noun
A condition that is required for something to happen or be done.
The contract was signed with the proviso that the work must be finished within two months.
Often appears as...
- with the proviso
- proviso clause
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A stipulation or exception in a legal document.
The attorney added a proviso to the agreement to ensure the client's interests are protected.
Often appears as...
- legal proviso
- proviso legislation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A condition that is required for something to happen or be done.
The contract was signed with the proviso that the work must be finished within two months.
Often appears as...
- with the proviso
- proviso clause
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A stipulation or exception in a legal document.
The attorney added a proviso to the agreement to ensure the client's interests are protected.
Often appears as...
- legal proviso
- proviso legislation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Contractual Highlight
In agreements, 'proviso' highlights key conditions you must meet; often, it’s a deal-breaker.
They accepted the offer with the proviso that they could move in immediately.
Pro Tip 2/3Conditional Sentence
Use 'proviso' to introduce a conditional clause in a sentence, showing dependence on a requirement.
You can borrow the car, with the proviso that you return it with a full tank.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Legal
'Proviso' is used in everyday language, not exclusive to legal or formal situations.
I'll come to the party, with the proviso that we leave before midnight.
Pro Tip 1/3Contractual Highlight
In agreements, 'proviso' highlights key conditions you must meet; often, it’s a deal-breaker.
They accepted the offer with the proviso that they could move in immediately.
Pro Tip 2/3Conditional Sentence
Use 'proviso' to introduce a conditional clause in a sentence, showing dependence on a requirement.
You can borrow the car, with the proviso that you return it with a full tank.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Legal
'Proviso' is used in everyday language, not exclusive to legal or formal situations.
I'll come to the party, with the proviso that we leave before midnight.
Pro Tip 1/3Contractual Highlight
In agreements, 'proviso' highlights key conditions you must meet; often, it’s a deal-breaker.
They accepted the offer with the proviso that they could move in immediately.
Pro Tip 2/3Conditional Sentence
Use 'proviso' to introduce a conditional clause in a sentence, showing dependence on a requirement.
You can borrow the car, with the proviso that you return it with a full tank.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Legal
'Proviso' is used in everyday language, not exclusive to legal or formal situations.
I'll come to the party, with the proviso that we leave before midnight.
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Video examples
Robin Ince: Science...
is very, very comforting. Now reincarnation, that's another thing gone -- the afterlife. But it's not gone. Science actually says we will live forever. Well, there is one proviso. We won't actually live forever. You won't live forever.
Video examples
Robin Ince: Science...
is very, very comforting. Now reincarnation, that's another thing gone -- the afterlife. But it's not gone. Science actually says we will live forever. Well, there is one proviso. We won't actually live forever. You won't live forever.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Rachel Hunter
New Zealander Model
I went out with this boy on the proviso that he didn't tell anybody we were together. The idiot didn't keep his mouth shut. I dumped him. I never went out with a boy from school again.
Quote examples
Rachel Hunter
New Zealander Model
I went out with this boy on the proviso that he didn't tell anybody we were together. The idiot didn't keep his mouth shut. I dumped him. I never went out with a boy from school again.
Example 1 of 1
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