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provision

pro·vi·sion [ prə ví'n ]


noun  (plural pro·vi·sions)
Definition:
 
1. supplying of something: the act of providing or supplying something

2. action taken to prepare for something: a preparatory step taken to meet a possible or expected need
No provision has been made for people with disabilities.

3. something provided: something provided or supplied

4. law legal clause stating condition: a clause in a law or contract stating that a condition must be met



plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. pro·vi·sions food and other supplies: supplies of food and other necessities, especially for a journey

2. Caribbean starchy fruit and vegetables: edible tubers such as eddoes, dasheen, cassava ground provisions or starchy fruit and vegetables such as breadfruit



transitive verb  (past and past participle pro·vi·sioned, present participle pro·vi·sion·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·vi·sions)
Definition:
 
provide somebody with supplies: to provide somebody with supplies, especially for a journey

[14th century. Via French< Latin provision- "foresight, preparation" < provis-, past participle of providere (see provide)]

pro·vi·sion·er noun
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