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pro·vi·sion
(prə-vĭzh′ən)n.
1.
a. 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.
2.
a. Something provided: A fire escape is an important provision in a building.
b. provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.
3. A preparatory action or measure: We must make provisions for riding out the storm.
4. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document: the constitutional provision concerned with due process.
v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions
v.tr.
To supply with provisions.
v.intr.
To take preparatory action or measures: A bank must provision against losses from bad loans.
[Middle English, from Old French, forethought, from Latin prōvīsiō, prōvīsiōn-, from prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre, to foresee, provide for; see provide.]
pro·vi′sion·er n.
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provision
(prəˈvɪʒən)n
1. (Cookery) the act of supplying or providing food, etc
2. something that is supplied or provided
3. preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase make provision for)
4. (Cookery) (plural) food and other necessities, esp for an expedition
5. (Cookery) (plural) food obtained for a household
6. a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso
7. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices
vb
(tr) to supply with provisions
[C14: from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see provide]
proˈvisioner n
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pro•vi•sion
(prəˈvɪʒ ən)n.
1. the act of providing or supplying.
2. something provided or supplied.
3. an arrangement or preparation made beforehand, as to meet needs.
4. a clause in a law, legal instrument, etc., providing for something; stipulation; proviso.
5. provisions, supplies of food.
6. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
v.t.7. to supply with provisions.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin prōvīsiō a foreseeing =prōvīd-, variant s. of prōvidēre to provide + -tiō -tion]
pro•vi′sion•er, n.
pro•vi′sion•less, adj.
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provision
Past participle: provisioned
Gerund: provisioning
| Imperative |
|---|
| provision |
| provision |
| Present |
|---|
| I provision |
| you provision |
| he/she/it provisions |
| we provision |
| you provision |
| they provision |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I provisioned |
| you provisioned |
| he/she/it provisioned |
| we provisioned |
| you provisioned |
| they provisioned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am provisioning |
| you are provisioning |
| he/she/it is provisioning |
| we are provisioning |
| you are provisioning |
| they are provisioning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have provisioned |
| you have provisioned |
| he/she/it has provisioned |
| we have provisioned |
| you have provisioned |
| they have provisioned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was provisioning |
| you were provisioning |
| he/she/it was provisioning |
| we were provisioning |
| you were provisioning |
| they were provisioning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had provisioned |
| you had provisioned |
| he/she/it had provisioned |
| we had provisioned |
| you had provisioned |
| they had provisioned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will provision |
| you will provision |
| he/she/it will provision |
| we will provision |
| you will provision |
| they will provision |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have provisioned |
| you will have provisioned |
| he/she/it will have provisioned |
| we will have provisioned |
| you will have provisioned |
| they will have provisioned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be provisioning |
| you will be provisioning |
| he/she/it will be provisioning |
| we will be provisioning |
| you will be provisioning |
| they will be provisioning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been provisioning |
| you have been provisioning |
| he/she/it has been provisioning |
| we have been provisioning |
| you have been provisioning |
| they have been provisioning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been provisioning |
| you will have been provisioning |
| he/she/it will have been provisioning |
| we will have been provisioning |
| you will have been provisioning |
| they will have been provisioning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been provisioning |
| you had been provisioning |
| he/she/it had been provisioning |
| we had been provisioning |
| you had been provisioning |
| they had been provisioning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would provision |
| you would provision |
| he/she/it would provision |
| we would provision |
| you would provision |
| they would provision |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have provisioned |
| you would have provisioned |
| he/she/it would have provisioned |
| we would have provisioned |
| you would have provisioned |
| they would have provisioned |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | provision - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else |
| 2. |  provision - the activity of supplying or providing somethingactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment care delivery, health care delivery, healthcare delivery - the provision of health care issuance, issuing, issue - the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed purveyance - the act of supplying something stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout" subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort | |
| 3. | provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" arrangement, agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought, mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation, deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" forethought, premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting | |
| 4. | provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) fund, store, stock - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" | |
| Verb | 1. | provision - supply with provisions furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
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provision
noun
1. supplying, giving, providing, supply, delivery, distribution, catering, presentation, equipping, furnishing, allocation, fitting out, purveying, accoutrement the provision of military supplies to the Khmer Rouge
3. facilities, services, funds, resources, means, opportunities, arrangements, assistance, concession(s), allowance(s), amenities Special provision should be made for single mothers.
4. condition, term, agreement, requirement, demand, rider, restriction, qualification, clause, reservation, specification, caveat, proviso, stipulation a provision that would allow existing regulations to be reviewed
plural noun
1. food, supplies, stores, feed, fare, rations, eats (slang), groceries, tack (informal), grub (slang), foodstuff, kai (N.Z. informal), sustenance, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang), vittles (obsolete or dialect), viands, eatables On board were enough provisions for two weeks.
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provision
noun1. A plan made in preparation for an undertaking.Often used in plural:
2. Something fit to be eaten.Used in plural:
3. A restricting or modifying element:
Informal: string (often used in plural).
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Translations
تَدْبير إحْتِياطيتَزْويدفَقْرَه شَرْطِيَّهيُزَوِّد
nařízenípodmínkaustanovenízajištěnízásobit potravinami
bestemmelseforholdsregelforsyneregeltilvejebringelse
hankima
élelmezgondoskodás
ákvæîibirgja uppráîstafanirskilyrîi
支給支給する準備高配給
aprūpinti maistuapsirūpinimaslaikinaimaisto atsargosnuostata
apgādāšanaapgādāt ar pārtikunodrošināšananosacījumsnoteikums
ustanoveniezaisteniezásobiť potravinami
zagotavljanje
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provision
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provision
[prəˈvɪʒ/ən] n
c. (preparation) to make provision for (one's family, future) → pensare a; (journey) → fare i preparativi per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
provision
(prəˈviʒən) noun1. the act of providing. The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children.
2. an agreed arrangement.
3. a rule or condition.
verbto supply (especially an army) with food.
proˈvisional adjectivetemporary; appointed, arranged etc only for the present time. a provisional government.
proˈvisionally adverbproˈvisions noun plural(a supply of) food. The campers got their provisions at the village shop.
make provision forto provide what is necessary for. You should make provision for your old age.
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provision
n. provisión, abastecimiento, materiales.
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