Provision

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of providing or supplying something.
  • noun. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Something provided.
  • noun. Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.
  • noun. A preparatory action or measure.
  • noun. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document.
  • intransitive verb. To supply with provisions.
  • intransitive verb. To take preparatory action or measures.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To provide with things necessary; especially, to supply with a store of food.
  • noun. Foreseeing; foresight.
  • noun. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
  • noun. A measure taken beforehand; something arranged or prepared in advance; a preparation; provident care.
  • noun. Accumulation of stores or materials beforehand; a store or stock provided.
  • noun. Specifically, a stock of food provided; hence, victuals; food; provender: usually in the plural.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. plural Certain early or medieval English statutes. See phrases below.
  • noun. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To supply with food; to victual.
  • noun. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
  • noun. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.
  • noun. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural.
  • noun. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso
  • noun. A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
  • noun. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An item of goods or supplies obtained for future use.
  • noun. Money set aside for a future event.
  • noun. A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
  • noun. A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • verb. To supply with provisions.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a stipulated condition
  • verb. supply with provisions
  • noun. a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
  • noun. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
  • noun. the activity of supplying or providing something
  • Word Usage
    "After Democrats agreed to drop the public option and the Medicare buy-in provision from the Senate health care bill in December, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) took to the Senate floor to “declare” his support for the legislation."
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