provision
Americannoun
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a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- Synonyms:
- condition
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the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.
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arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
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something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
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a supply or stock of something provided.
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provisions, supplies of food.
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Ecclesiastical.
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an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
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appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
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verb (used with object)
noun
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the act of supplying or providing food, etc
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something that is supplied or provided
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preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase make provision for )
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(plural) food and other necessities, esp for an expedition
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(plural) food obtained for a household
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a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso
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the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices
verb
Related Words
See food.
Other Word Forms
- overprovision noun
- preprovision noun
- provisioner noun
- provisionless adjective
- reprovision verb
- self-provision noun
- unprovisioned adjective
Etymology
Origin of provision
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin prōvīsiōn- (stem of prōvīsiō ) “a foreseeing,” equivalent to prōvīs(us) (past participle of prōvidēre “to foresee, look after, provide”) + -iōn- suffix; provide, -ion
Example Sentences
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It accused Nexstar of pushing “to gut severance pay and insert onerous provisions into the union contract that limit workers’ ability to freely negotiate the terms of their own employment.”
From Los Angeles Times
He made plans to pick up additional provisions on their journey northward.
From Literature
The parliament voted on Wednesday to keep the provision of a waiver.
From BBC
The increase on a year period was thanks mainly to higher provisions in capital markets and personal banking, which the bank said was partly offset by lower provisions in wealth management and commercial banking.
Once a provision to prevent insider sales expired in August, Magnetar began slowly but steadily selling shares to reduce its concentration risk.
From Barron's
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