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provisional commitment

[prə-ˈvi-zhə-nəl kə-ˈmi-tmənt]
nounpl: provisional commitments
compromisso provisório
1. A temporary or conditional pledge or obligation that is subject to change or confirmation
The company made a provisional commitment to fund the project pending board approval.
A empresa fez um compromisso provisório para financiar o projeto, pendente de aprovação do conselho.
2. An agreement that is not final and may be modified or withdrawn under certain conditions
We received a provisional commitment from the client that expires in 30 days.
Recebemos um compromisso provisório do cliente que expira em 30 dias.
Synonyms
tentative commitmentconditional commitmenttemporary commitmentpreliminary commitment
Antonyms
final commitmentdefinitive commitmentpermanent commitmentunconditional commitment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
compromisso provisório
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese business contexts
São Paulo
compromisso provisório
Standard business term used in corporate environments
Portugal
compromisso provisório
Also used in European Portuguese legal and business documents

Related Idioms & Phrases

under provisional commitment
subject to provisional commitment
provisional commitment pending approval
conditional pledge
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