Provisions
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ən noun
1.
a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
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.
verb (used with object)
8.
to supply with provisions.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 8. | (tr) to supply with provisions |
| [C14: from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see | |
| pro'visioner | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
provision
late 14c., "providing beforehand" (originally in ref. to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant), from O.Fr. provision (early 14c.), from L. provisionem (nom. provisio) "foresight, preparation," from providere "look ahead" (see provide). Meaning
"something provided" is attested from late 15c.; specific sense of "supply of food" is from c.1600. The verb is attested from 1805 (implied in provisioned).
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Example sentences
Restaurant employees tend gardens at their homes and bring in provisions.
There are also provisions for private citizens to take legal action against the government to make sure the act is enforced.
One of the biggest barriers has been the lack of well-enforced social security and health-care provisions.
She ignores the fact that these conventions do not bind anybody to fight in their defense but merely to observe their provisions.
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