providing

noun, conj, adj — 2 senses

providing

noun

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

1

Something provided; a provision.

[…] the neglect of domestic duties, on the part of many wives, is, no doubt, attributable to the slovenly tenements, and inadequate providings, and careless neglect of the husbands.1869, Justin Dewey Fulton, The true woman, page 108:

providing

conj

1

Synonym of provided

Derived terms: providing that

providing

adj

Derived terms: unproviding

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