Transitional

  • 1transitional — UK US /trænˈzɪʃənəl/ adjective ► relating to a process of change from one system, method, etc. to another: »Increases in the business rate are tied to inflation, but decisions over transitional relief and aid for small businesses have complicated …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2Transitional — Tran*si tion*al, a. Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3transitional — index intermediate, mesne, moving (in motion), progressive (going forward), provisional, temporary …

    Law dictionary

  • 4transitional — [[t]trænzɪ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A transitional period is one in which things are changing from one state to another. ...a transitional period following more than a decade of civil war... We are still in the transitional stage between the… …

    English dictionary

  • 5transitional — tran|si|tion|al [trænˈzıʃənəl, ˈsı ] adj 1.) relating to a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another transitional period/stage etc ▪ a transitional period during the switch to the Euro 2.) transitional… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6transitional — adjective 1 transitional stage/period etc a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another: maintaining law and order in the transitional period between governments 2 transitional government a government that is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7transitional — adjective 1) a transitional period Syn: changeover, interim; changing, fluid, in flux, unsettled, intermediate, liminal 2) the transitional government Syn: interim, temporary, provisional …

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  • 8transitional — adjective 1) a transitional period Syn: intermediate, interim, changeover, changing, fluid, unsettled 2) the transitional government Syn: interim, temporary, provisional, pro tem, a …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 9transitional — adjective a) of, or relating to a transition XHTML 1.0 Transitional b) temporary; pending the implementation of something new Syn: provisional …

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  • 10transitional — adj. Transitional is used with these nouns: ↑government, ↑leadership, ↑period, ↑prime minister, ↑stage, ↑zone …

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