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   provision

   /prəˈvɪʒn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of providing or supplying something for use: "new contracts for the provision of services" Similar supplyingsupplyprovidingpurveyingdeliveryfurnishingequippinggivingdonationallocationdistributionpresentation
   • ▪ financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements: "farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement" Similar preparationsplansplanningprearrangementarrangementsprecautionsprecautionary steps/measurescontingency
   • ▪ an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, especially a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset.
   • 2. an amount or thing supplied or provided: "changing levels of transport provision" Similar facilitiesservicesamenitiesresource(s)equipmentarrangementssolutionsmeansofferingfundsbenefitsassistanceallowance(s)concession(s)opportunities
   • ▪ supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey. Similar suppliesfood and drinkfoodstoresstocksgroceriesfoodstuff(s)rationsiron rationseatablesediblesfaredaily breadstaplesviversinformal:grubbreadeatschownoshscoffchuckarchaic:victualsvittlesviandscommonsmeatrare:sustenanceprovendercomestiblesalimentviaticumcommissariat
   • 3. a condition or requirement in a legal document: "the first private prosecution under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act" Similar termclauserequirementspecificationstipulationprovisoconditionriderqualificationrestrictionreservationcaveatlimitation
   • 4. an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant. historical

   verb

   • 1. supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey: "civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies"
   • 2. set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability: "financial institutions have to provision against loan losses"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘foresight’): via Old French from Latin provisio(n-), from providere ‘foresee, attend to’ (see provide). The verb dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. provisioner noun
   • 2. provisionless adjective
   • 3. provisionment noun

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   noun. a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. Synonyms: condition. the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities. arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.

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   The act of providing or supplying something: the provision of health care; the provision of rations. b. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation: The provision for retirement requires planning.

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