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provision
[ pruh-vizh-uhn ]
noun
- a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
Synonyms:
- 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.
- something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
- a supply or stock of something provided.
- provisions, supplies of food.
Synonyms: , ,
- Ecclesiastical.
- an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
- appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
verb (used with object)
- to supply with provisions.
provision
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- the act of supplying or providing food, etc
- something that is supplied or provided
- preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase make provision for )
- plural food and other necessities, esp for an expedition
- plural food obtained for a household
- a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso
- the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices
verb
- tr to supply with provisions
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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
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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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