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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•vi•sion /prəˈvɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. - the act of providing or supplying:[uncountable]the provision of running water and electricity to the region.
- an arrangement or preparation made for the future:[uncountable]Didn't they make provision for the possibility that this spy would defect?
- a clause or statement providing or calling for something;
stipulation;
proviso:[countable]a provision in the sales agreement allowing for return or exchange within one year. - provisions, [plural] supplies of food.
v. [~ + object] - to supply with provisions:They were well provisioned for the winter.
See -vis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•vi•sion (prə vizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter;
stipulation;
proviso. - the providing or supplying of something, esp. of food or other necessities.
- arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
- something provided;
a measure or other means for meeting a need. - a supply or stock of something provided.
- provisions, supplies of food.
- [Eccles.]
- Religionan appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
- Religionappointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
v.t. - to supply with provisions.
- Latin prōvīsiōn- (stem of prōvīsiō) a foreseeing, equivalent. to prōvīs(us) (past participle of prōvidēre to provide) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged condition.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged catering, purveying.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged store, provender, stock. See food.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: provision /prəˈvɪʒən/ n - the act of supplying or providing food, etc
- something that is supplied or provided
- preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase make provision for)
- (plural) food and other necessities, esp for an expedition
- a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso
- the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices
vb - (transitive) to supply with provisions
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see provideproˈvisioner n |