About The Word Provision
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Provision
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What's The Definition Of Provision?
[n] the activity of supplying or providing something
[n] 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" [n] a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" [v] supply with provisions Synonyms | Synonyms for Provision: planning | preparation | proviso | purvey | supply | supplying Related Terms | Find terms related to Provision: See Also | activity | agreement | alimentation | applecart | arrangement | calculation | care delivery | cerebration | condition | deliberation | feeding | forethought | fueling | furnish | health care delivery | intellection | irrigation | issuance | issue | issuing | logistics | malice aforethought | mens rea | mentation | precondition | premeditation | provide | purveyance | refueling | render | stipulation | stocking | subvention | supply | thinking | thought Provision In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*vi"sion\, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See
{Provide}.]
1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
--Shak.
2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought
together or arranged in advance; measures taken
beforehand; preparation.
Making provision for the relief of strangers.
--Bacon.
3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables
collected or stored; -- often in the plural.
And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast.
--Milton.
4. 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. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a
benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and
installation.
6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before
it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of
presentation. --Blackstone.
\Pro*vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provisioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provisioning}.] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey. |
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