Definition of provision
1a : the act or process of providingb : the fact or state of being prepared beforehandc : a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or contingency : preparation made provision for replacements
2 : a stock of needed materials or supplies; especially : a stock of food —usually used in plural
3 : proviso, stipulation
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Examples of provision in a Sentence
The President, of all people, should know how difficult it is to take care of basic things like, say, prescription drugs for the elderly or shelter from the storm—especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies … —Joe Klein, Time, 6 Feb. 2006
Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision, for any contingency. —Gary Wills, New York Times Book Review, 1 Apr. 2001
They wheedled the American Congress into awarding entry terms more favorable than those enjoyed by any other state, including two unique provisions: Texas and not the federal government would own all public lands, and the state would retain forever the right to divide into five smaller states if that proved attractive, each one to have two senators and a proportionate number of representatives. —James A. Michener, Texas, 1985
Provisions should be made for regular inspections.
He made provisions to donate part of his fortune to charity after he died.
You should make provision for emergencies.
I carried my provisions in one large backpack.
We brought enough provisions to last the entire trip.
Recent Examples of provision from the Web
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Working with conservatives, MacArthur negotiated provisions that would let states seek waivers so that insurers could charge higher premiums for older Americans so that younger, presumably healthier, people could pay less.
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Working with conservatives, MacArthur negotiated provisions that would let states seek waivers so that insurers could charge higher premiums for older Americans so that younger, presumably healthier, people could pay less.
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Most notably, Ohio GOP Gov. John Kasich has praised him for opposing GOP provisions that would cut Medicaid and undermine Ohio’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools .
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A draft bill released Thursday added a proposal from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz that would let insurers sell health coverage outside the ACA exchanges with no provisions for prescription drugs, mental illness, hospitalization or almost any other benefit.
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And while Cruz argued that the amendment would provide Americans with more choices in selecting their insurance coverage and help bring premiums down, critics maintain that the provision would hurt sicker individuals.
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Putting clients first ought anyway to be the principle underlying the provision of investment advice.
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The provision of teeth and jaws, adapted to effect the work of death most speedily, is highly subsidiary to the accomplishment of the desirable end.
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Origin and Etymology of provision
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from providēre to see ahead — more at provide
Definition of provision
provisioned
;provisioning
play \-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ, -ˈvizh-niŋ\transitive verb
: to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions
Examples of provision in a Sentence
Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. —Donna R. Gabaccia, We Are What We Eat, 1998
But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. —Morris Dickstein, New York Times Book Review, 1 Feb. 1998
As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. —John A. Cavallo, Natural History, February 1990
They stopped to provision the ship.
the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency
Recent Examples of provision from the Web
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Even once provisioned, the smartphone is not particularly useful.
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AWS welcomes Java developers, and offers a number of ways to run Java applications in its cloud, including single-click deployment from within the Eclipse IDE and automated deployment using its Elastic Beanstalk provisioning tool.
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Trump also objects to provision governing the transfer of prisoners held at a U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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British Airways, for example, provisioned 350 million pounds in 2007 ($433 million at today’s rates but closer to $700 million at that time) for litigation.
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The brothers had bought Saltbreaker, a 32-foot sailboat, and were prepping and provisioning her for a September 2011 trip.
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Origin and Etymology of provision
see 1provision
PROVISION Defined for English Language Learners
provision
playDefinition of provision for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of supplying or providing something
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: something that is done in advance to prepare for something else
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provisions : a supply of food and other things that are needed
provision
playDefinition of provision for English Language Learners
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: to supply (someone or something) with provisions and especially with food
PROVISION Defined for Kids
Definition of provision for Students
1 : a stock or store of supplies and especially of food —usually used in pl. We have provisions to last us a week.
2 : the act of supplying the provision of food
3 : 1condition 2 the provisions of a contract
4 : something done beforehand Make provision for emergencies.
Definition of provision for Students
provisioned
;provisioning
: to supply with things that are needed
Law Dictionary
provision
playLegal Definition of provision
: a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made beforehand
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