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| pro·vi·sion [ prə ví'n ] |
noun (plural pro·vi·sions) |
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1. supplying of something: the act of providing or supplying something
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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.
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3. something provided: something provided or supplied
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4. law legal clause stating condition: a clause in a law or contract stating that a condition must be met
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plural noun |
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1. pro·vi·sions food and other supplies: supplies of food and other necessities, especially for a journey
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2. Caribbean starchy fruit and vegetables: edible tubers such as eddoes, dasheen, cassava ground provisions or starchy fruit and vegetables such as breadfruit
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transitive verb (past and past participle pro·vi·sioned, present participle pro·vi·sion·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·vi·sions) |
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provide somebody with supplies: to provide somebody with supplies, especially for a journey
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin provision- "foresight, preparation" < provis-, past participle of providere (see provide)] |
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| pro·vi·sion·er noun |
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