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provisional
Adjective
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When something is provisional, it is something that is temporary and may change later.
I can make a provisional agreement with you right now until we get more details later.
As the original government was overthrown, a provisional government was set up to take control of the country.
provisional
Noun
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A provisional refers to a temporary stamp that is used locally before an official one is released.
rate
Noun
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Speed. A rate is how fast something happens. Something can go at a fast rate or a slow rate.
The rate of water pouring out of the lake into the river is enough to make the lake empty in a year if it doesn't rain.
Her heart rate is 70 beats every minute.
If we keep writing pages at this rate we might have 2000 Simple English Wiktionary words by August 4.
rate
Verb
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Someone rates something when they decide how much its value is (how much it's worth).
I rate this book at six out of ten: it was not the best book.