From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprovisional licenceproˌvisional ˈlicence noun [countable] British English TTCSCLan official document that you must have when you are learning to drive SYN learner’s permit American English
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provisional licence• Minton was obliged to register the jeep in his own name as Norman as yet had only a provisional licence.• Mansell admitted drink-driving, two charges of driving with defective tyres and driving on a motorway while a provisional licence holder.• If you are applying for your first provisional licence you must not drive until you get it. 