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Definition of provisions - 4 dictionary results

pro⋅vi⋅sion

  [pruh-vizh-uhn]
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–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, esp. 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.
7. Ecclesiastical.
a. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
b. appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
–verb (used with object)
8. to supply with provisions.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L prōvīsiōn- (s. of prōvīsiō) a foreseeing, equiv. to prōvīs(us) (ptp. of prōvidēre to provide ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
pro⋅vi⋅sion⋅er, noun
pro⋅vi⋅sion⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. condition. 2. catering, purveying. 6. store, provender, stock. See food.
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pro·vi·sion   (prə-vĭzh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The act of supplying or fitting out.

  2. Something provided.

  3. A preparatory action or measure.

  4. provisions A stock of necessary supplies, especially food.

  5. A stipulation or qualification, especially a clause in a document or agreement.

tr.v.   pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions
To supply with provisions.

[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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Word Origin & History

provision  (n.)
c.1380, "providing beforehand" (originally in ref. to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant), from O.Fr. provision (1320), from L. provisionem (nom. provisio) "foresight, preparation," from providere "look ahead" (see provide). Meaning "something provided" is attested from 1494; specific sense of "supply of food" is from 1610. The verb is attested from 1805 (implied in provisioned). Provisional "of a temporary arrangement," first recorded 1601, from O.Fr. provisionnal (c.1485), on notion of "provide for present needs."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pro·vi·sion
Pronunciation: pr&-'vi-zh&n
Function: noun
: a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made beforehand
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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