noun · academic
provenance
UK/ˈprɒvənəns/US/ˈprɑːvənəns/PROV·e·nance
Band 7+task2speaking
the documented origin or history of something, such as food or artwork
Examples
“Consumers increasingly ask about the provenance of their coffee and chocolate.”
“Provenance records helped verify the painting's authenticity.”
“Transparent supply chains improve confidence in a product's provenance.”
Band 8 sentence
“Demand for transparency has increased consumers' interest in the provenance of their food, from farm to fork.”
Collocations
- trace the provenance
- food provenance
Word family
provenance noun
Common mistakes
province→provenance
providence→provenance
Say it for a higher band
5origin→6source→7+provenance
Synonyms
origin
Easily confused
province
“He grew up in a rural province, not a big city.”
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