different between provider vs provisory

English

Etymology

provide +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

provider (plural providers)

1. One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English provider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pro??v?i?.d?r/
• Hyphenation: pro?vi?der

Noun

provider m (plural providers)

1. An Internet or telephone provider.

Derived terms

• telefoonprovider

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English provider.

Noun

provider m (invariable)

1. (Internet) provider (Internet service provider)
2. (rare) provider

Synonyms

• (provider): fornitore

English

Etymology

proviso +? -ory

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???va?z??i/
• Hyphenation: pro?vi?so?ry

Adjective

provisory (comparative more provisory, superlative most provisory)

1. Containing a proviso.

   The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.

2. Dependent on a proviso or condition.

   A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.

3. Temporary; pending something more permanent.

Synonyms

• (relating to a proviso) conditional
• (pending something) provisional, temporary, transitory

Derived terms

• provisorily

Related terms

• provide, provided
• providing
• provident
• provider

Translations

Noun

provisory (plural provisories)

1. (philately) Synonym of provisional