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 Definitions of Provision  [əˈvɪʒ ən]  

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Definition of 'Provision' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) provision
the act of providing or supplying.

2.  provision
something provided or supplied.

3.  provision
an arrangement or preparation made beforehand, as to meet needs.

4.  provision
a clause in a law, legal instrument, etc., providing for something; stipulation; proviso.

5.  provision
provisions, supplies of food.

6.  provision
an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.

7. (v.t.) provision
to supply with provisions.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME < L prōvīsiō a foreseeing =prōvīd-, var. s. of prōvidēre to provide+-tiō -tion)

Definition of 'Provision' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) provision, proviso
a stipulated condition
"he accepted subject to one provision"

2. (noun) provision, supply, supplying
the activity of supplying or providing something

3. (noun) planning, preparation, provision
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"

4. (verb) provision
a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

5. (verb) provision, purvey
supply with provisions


Definition of 'Provision' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) provision
the act of providing sth
the provision of medical supplies to troops

2.  provision
sth that is made possible by an agreement or law
a provision in the contract that makes the tenant responsible for repairs

3.  provision
provisions
food and other supplies taken on a trip
The climbers took water and other provisions.


Definition of 'Provision' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Provision
the act of providing, or making previous preparation

2. (noun) Provision
that which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation

3. (noun) Provision
especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural

4. (noun) Provision
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. (noun) Provision
a canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation

6. (noun) Provision
a nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation

7. (verb) Provision
to supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison


Translation of 'Provision' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of providing
The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: voorsiening Arabic flag Arabic: تَزْويد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: осигуряване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: provisão Czech flag Czech: zajištění German flag German: die Versorgung
Danish flag Danish: tilvejebringelse Greek flag Greek: παροχή Spanish flag Spanish: provisión, abastecimiento
Estonian flag Estonian: korraldamine Farsi flag Farsi: تامین Finnish flag Finnish: tuottaminen
French flag French: fait d'asssurer Hebrew flag Hebrew: סִיפוּק מְלָאי Hindi flag Hindi: .प्रबन्ध
Hungarian flag Hungarian: gondoskodás; ellátás Indonesian flag Indonesian: pengadaan Icelandic flag Icelandic: ráðstafanir
Italian flag Italian: il provvedere Japanese flag Japanese: 供給 Korean flag Korean: 제공
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ap(si)rūpinimas, tiekimas Latvian flag Latvian: apgādāšana; nodrošināšana Malay flag Malay: memperuntukkan
Dutch flag Dutch: verschaffing Norwegian flag Norwegian: forsyning; omsorg, underh Polish flag Polish: zapewnienie, dostarczenie
Persian flag Persian: تامین Pashto flag Pashto: تيارول Portuguese flag Portuguese: provisão
Romanian flag Romanian: asi­gu­rare Russian flag Russian: обеспечение Slovak flag Slovak: zaistenie
Slovenian flag Slovenian: zagotovitev Serbian flag Serbian: obezbeđivanje Swedish flag Swedish: ombesörjande, tillhandahå
Thai flag Thai: การจัดหา Turkish flag Turkish: sağlama, temin etme Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 提供
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: постачання; забезпечення Urdu flag Urdu: فراہمي Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự cung cấp
Chinese flag Chinese: 提供

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