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Vinony

proviso

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/

name

Etymology: Named for the Wilmot Proviso.

  1. A township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

noun

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

  1. A conditional provision to an agreement.

    “Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work? All due respect to Popeye, a can may not be the tastiest way to introduce it to your table.”

    “The biggest change in the governance of American horse racing was tucked into a 2020 federal spending bill. That proviso ultimately created the national Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, or HISA – a move that, after three previous legislative attempts, found support from federal lawmakers after a particularly deadly season at a California racetrack.”