Plural of proviso
regular plural
The plural of proviso is provisos or provisoes.
Forms of proviso
| Singular | proviso /pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | provisos provisoes |
| Countable | countable |
Provisos and provisoes in a sentence
- Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work?2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025
- The writing has been on the wall that Americans’ support for mass deportation was subject to all kinds of caveats and provisos.2025 July 13, Aaron Blake, “Trump’s mass deportation is backfiring”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025
- In the breadth of territory that lies between these two provisos are found all the explanations for uncreativeness in the dance.1936, John Joseph Martin, America Dancing: The Background and Personalities of the Modern Dance, page 137. From the entry uncreativeness
Meaning of proviso
- noun A conditional provision to an agreement.
Questions about the plural of proviso
- What is the plural of proviso?
- The plural of proviso is provisos or provisoes.
- Which is correct, provisos or provisoes?
- Both are used. provisos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is proviso countable?
- Proviso is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: proviso (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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