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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
GM agreed to lift a provision that prevented Magna from cutting a deal with a rival automaker.
This constitutional provision has come to the Supreme Court before.
Beyond Meat identified a material weakness in inventory provision accounting and expects first-quarter revenue below analyst projections.
She wrote that the majority’s ruling “opens a dangerous can of worms” that “threatens to impair states’ ability to regulate the provision of medical care in any respect.”
From Salon
“States have traditionally regulated the provision of medical care through licensing schemes and malpractice regimes without constitutional incident,” she continued.
From Los Angeles Times
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