Provision

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of supplying or fitting out.
  • n. Something provided.
  • n. A preparatory action or measure.
  • n. A stock of necessary supplies, especially food.
  • n. A stipulation or qualification, especially a clause in a document or agreement.
  • v. To supply with provisions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An item of goods or supplies obtained for future use.
  • n. Money set aside for a future event.
  • n. A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
  • n. A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • v. To supply with provisions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
  • n. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.
  • n. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural.
  • n. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso
  • n. A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
  • n. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
  • v. To supply with food; to victual.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Foreseeing; foresight.
  • n. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
  • n. A measure taken beforehand; something arranged or prepared in advance; a preparation; provident care.
  • n. Accumulation of stores or materials beforehand; a store or stock provided.
  • n. Specifically, a stock of food provided; hence, victuals; food; provender: usually in the plural.
  • n. In law, a stipulation; a rule provided; a distinct clause in an instrument or statute; a rule or principle to be referred to for guidance: as, the provisions of law; the provisions of the constitution. It is sometimes used of unwritten as well as of written laws and constitutions.
  • n. plural Certain early or medieval English statutes. See phrases below.
  • n. In eccles, law, promotion to office by an ecclesiastical superior; especially, appointment by the Pope to a see or benefice in advance of the next vacancy, setting aside the regular patron's right of nomination.
  • To provide with things necessary; especially, to supply with a store of food.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a stipulated condition
  • v. supply with provisions
  • n. a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
  • n. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
  • n. the activity of supplying or providing something
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    precondition    condition    stipulation    furnish    provide    supply    render    stock    store    fund   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    preparation    condition    proviso    victual    furnish    ration    fodder    provender    forage    revictual   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Parisian    circumcision    collision    decision    derision    division    envision    excision    incision    indecision   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    supply    food    article    arrangement    plan    regulation    money    law    store    preparation