provision
Meaning of provision
noun
- An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
- The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
- Money set aside for a future event.
- A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.
- A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
- Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
- A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
- To supply with provisions.
to provision an army
- To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.
Information about provision
- The plural form of provision is: provisions.
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Hyphenation of provision
pro-vi-sion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- provision is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
provision synonyms
Meaning proviso:
Meaning supply:
Meaning planning:
Meaning purvey:
Meaning :
condition, stipulation, victual
Translation of provision
- German: Versorgung, Nachschub, Bedingung, Klausel
- Portuguese: aprovisionamento
- Italian: approvvigionamento, rifornimento, clausola
- Spanish: aprovisionamiento, abastecimiento, estipulación
- French: approvisionnement, stipulation
Words that rhyme with provision
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