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PROVISION
provision, supply, supplying
(noun) the activity of supplying or providing something
planning, preparation, provision
(noun) 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”
provision, proviso
(noun) a stipulated condition; “he accepted subject to one provision”
provision
(noun) a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
provision, purvey
(verb) supply with provisions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
provision (countable and uncountable, plural provisions)
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Money set aside for a future event.
(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
(legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc, providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
Synonyms: condition, stipulation
(Roman Catholic) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
(UK, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
Verb
provision (third-person singular simple present provisions, present participle provisioning, simple past and past participle provisioned)
(transitive) To supply with provisions.
(transitive, computing) To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.
Synonyms
• supply
• victual
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*vi"sion, n. Etym: [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide.]
1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak.
2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. Making provision for the relief of strangers. Bacon.
3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast. Milton.
4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.
5. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
6. (Eng. Hist.)
Definition: A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone.
Pro*vi"sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.]
Definition: To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. They were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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