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provision

[ pruh-vizh-uhn ]

noun

  1. a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

    Synonyms:

  2. the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.
  3. arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
  4. something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
  5. a supply or stock of something provided.
  6. provisions, supplies of food.

    Synonyms: , ,

  7. Ecclesiastical.
    1. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
    2. appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.


verb (used with object)

  1. to supply with provisions.

provision

/ əˈɪə /

noun

  1. 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. plural food and other necessities, esp for an expedition
  5. plural food obtained for a household
  6. a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso
  7. the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to supply with provisions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·sDz· noun
  • ·sDz· adjective
  • v··sDz noun
  • p·sDz noun
  • p·sDz verb
  • -·sDz noun
  • ܲp·sDzԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of provision1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin ōīō- (stem of ōīō ) “a foreseeing,” equivalent to ōī(ܲ) (past participle of ōŧ “to foresee, look after, provide”) + -ō- suffix; provide, -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of provision1

C14: from Latin ōīō a providing; see provide
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Synonym Study

See food.
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Example Sentences

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Technically, you weren’t affected by either provision, since they applied to people receiving pensions that didn’t pay into Social Security, not their spouses.

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Some 96% of Maid provisions are under "track one" where death is "reasonably foreseeable".

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Earlier on Wednesday, the President signed an executive order to end a provision for low-value parcels from China.

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The monopoly in the provision of social media services by big US tech could be shaken up.

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The Social Security Fairness Act ended the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.

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