provisional
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
Example
“Marsden and Jones were named in the provisional squad for the European Championships, to be confirmed before the 30 June deadline.”
Related words
- nonprovisional
- provisional government
- provisional job
- provisional license
- provisionality
- provisionally
- provisionalness
Word history
From Middle French "provisionnal".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “provisional” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.