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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
Since then, industry lawyers have manipulated some of its provisions to extend patents far longer than the lawmakers intended.
Generous early-retirement provisions mean that many will leave their posts fairly soon.
It's practically impossible for a human nowadays to go live in the wild without any tools or provisions.
Many of their provisions, devised in an era of cold-war suspicion, have never even been used.
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