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pro·vi·sion

(prə-vĭzh′ən)

a. The act of providing or supplying something:the provision of health care; the provision of rations.

b. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation:The provision for retirement requires planning.

a. Something provided:A fire escape is an important provision in a building.

b.provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.

3. A preparatory action or measure:We must make provisions for riding out the storm.

4. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document:the constitutional provision concerned with due process.

v.pro·vi·sioned,pro·vi·sion·ing,pro·vi·sions

v.tr.

To supply with provisions.

v.intr.

To take preparatory action or measures:A bank must provision against losses from bad loans.

[Middle English, from Old French,forethought, from Latinprōvīsiō, prōvīsiōn-, fromprōvīsus, past participle ofprōvidēre,to foresee, provide for; see provide.]

pro·vi′sion·er n.

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provision

(prəˈvɪʒən)

1. (Cookery) the act of supplying or providing food, etc

2.something that is supplied or provided

3.preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrasemake provision for)

4. (Cookery) (plural) food and other necessities, esp for an expedition

5. (Cookery) (plural) food obtained for a household

6.a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso

7. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices

(tr) to supply with provisions

[C14: from Latinprōvīsiō a providing; see provide]

proˈvisionern

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pro•vi•sion

(prəˈvɪʒ ən)

n.

1. the act of providing or supplying.

2. something provided or supplied.

3. an arrangement or preparation made beforehand, as to meet needs.

4. a clause in a law, legal instrument, etc., providing for something; stipulation; proviso.

5.provisions, supplies of food.

6. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.

v.t.

7. to supply with provisions.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latinprōvīsiō a foreseeing =prōvīd-, variant s. ofprōvidēre toprovide +-tiō-tion]

pro•vi′sion•er,n.

pro•vi′sion•less,adj.

provision

Past participle:provisioned
Gerund:provisioning

Imperative
provision
provision

Present
I provision
you provision
he/she/it provisions
we provision
you provision
they provision

Preterite
I provisioned
you provisioned
he/she/it provisioned
we provisioned
you provisioned
they provisioned

Present Continuous
I am provisioning
you are provisioning
he/she/it is provisioning
we are provisioning
you are provisioning
they are provisioning

Present Perfect
I have provisioned
you have provisioned
he/she/it has provisioned
we have provisioned
you have provisioned
they have provisioned

Past Continuous
I was provisioning
you were provisioning
he/she/it was provisioning
we were provisioning
you were provisioning
they were provisioning

Past Perfect
I had provisioned
you had provisioned
he/she/it had provisioned
we had provisioned
you had provisioned
they had provisioned

Future
I will provision
you will provision
he/she/it will provision
we will provision
you will provision
they will provision

Future Perfect
I will have provisioned
you will have provisioned
he/she/it will have provisioned
we will have provisioned
you will have provisioned
they will have provisioned

Future Continuous
I will be provisioning
you will be provisioning
he/she/it will be provisioning
we will be provisioning
you will be provisioning
they will be provisioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been provisioning
you have been provisioning
he/she/it has been provisioning
we have been provisioning
you have been provisioning
they have been provisioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been provisioning
you will have been provisioning
he/she/it will have been provisioning
we will have been provisioning
you will have been provisioning
they will have been provisioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been provisioning
you had been provisioning
he/she/it had been provisioning
we had been provisioning
you had been provisioning
they had been provisioning

Conditional
I would provision
you would provision
he/she/it would provision
we would provision
you would provision
they would provision

Past Conditional
I would have provisioned
you would have provisioned
he/she/it would have provisioned
we would have provisioned
you would have provisioned
they would have provisioned

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Noun	1.	provision - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" proviso precondition,stipulation,condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
	2.	provision - the activity of supplying or providing something supplying,supply activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc alimentation,feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment fueling,refueling - the activity of supplying or taking on fuel care delivery,health care delivery,healthcare delivery - the provision of health care issuance,issuing,issue - the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed purveyance - the act of supplying something stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout" subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
	3.	provision - 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" planning,preparation cerebration,intellection,mentation,thinking,thought process,thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" arrangement,agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought,mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation,deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" forethought,premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting
	4.	provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) fund,store,stock - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
Verb	1.	provision - supply with provisions purvey furnish,provide,supply,render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

provision

noun

1.supplying,giving,providing,supply,delivery,distribution,catering,presentation,equipping,furnishing,allocation,fitting out,purveying,accoutrementthe provision of military supplies to the Khmer Rouge

2.arrangement,plan,planning,preparation,precaution,contingency,prearrangementThere is no provision for funding performance-related pay increases.

3.facilities,services,funds,resources,means,opportunities,arrangements,assistance,concession(s),allowance(s),amenitiesSpecial provision should be made for single mothers.

4.condition,term,agreement,requirement,demand,rider,restriction,qualification,clause,reservation,specification,caveat,proviso,stipulationa provision that would allow existing regulations to be reviewed

plural noun

1.food,supplies,stores,feed,fare,rations,eats(slang),groceries,tack(informal),grub(slang),foodstuff,kai(N.Z. informal),sustenance,victuals,edibles,comestibles,provender,nosebag(slang),vittles(obsolete or dialect),viands,eatablesOn board were enough provisions for two weeks.

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provision

noun

1.A plan made in preparation for an undertaking.Often used in plural:

arrangement (often used in plural),preparation (often used in plural).

2.Something fit to be eaten.Used in plural:

aliment,bread,comestible,diet,edible,esculent,fare,food,foodstuff,meat,nourishment,nurture,nutriment,nutrition,pabulum,pap,provender,sustenance,victual.

Slang:chow,eats,grub.

3.A restricting or modifying element:

condition,proviso,qualification,reservation,specification,stipulation,term (often used in plural).

Informal:string (often used in plural).

Translations

تَدْبير إحْتِياطيتَزْويدفَقْرَه شَرْطِيَّهيُزَوِّد

nařízenípodmínkaustanovenízajištěnízásobit potravinami

bestemmelseforholdsregelforsyneregeltilvejebringelse

Beschaffung Bestimmung Versorgung Vorkehrung

εξοπλισμός παροχή

abastecimiento condición disposición provisión suministro

hankima

condition disposition fourniture provision ravitaillement

élelmezgondoskodás

ákvæîibirgja uppráîstafanirskilyrîi

approvvigionare fare provviste provvedere a provvedimento provvista

支給支給する準備高配給

aprūpinti maistuapsirūpinimaslaikinaimaisto atsargosnuostata

apgādāšanaapgādāt ar pārtikunodrošināšananosacījumsnoteikums

forsyne med proviant forsyning underhold

zabezpieczenie zaopatrywać zaopatrzenie

обеспечение тормозок

ustanoveniezaisteniezásobiť potravinami

zagotavljanje

hüküm koşul sağlama şarttemin etme

向...供应食品安排提供规定预备

provision

[prəˈvɪʒən]

A.N

1. (=act of providing) [of funds, accommodation, jobs] →provisiónf; [of food, water] →suministrom,abastecimientom; [of service, care] →prestaciónf
provision of adequate toilet facilities on the site is essential →esesencial que laobra estéprovista deaseos adecuados
the provision of care for the elderly →laprestación deasistencia social a losancianos
toget inorlay in a provision of coal →abastecerse decarbón

2. (=amount, number provided)nursery provision is usually poor in country areas →laprovisión deguarderías esgeneralmente escasa en las zonas rurales, suele haber pocasguarderías en las zonas rurales
there is inadequate housing provision for the poor →laprovisión deviviendas para lospobres esinsuficiente
they have cut their provision of grants to research students →hanreducido lacantidad deayudas destinadas a la investigación
recent government policies have squeezed welfare provision →lasrecientes medidas gubernamentales hanreducido lasprestaciones enmateria debienestar social

3. (=arrangements)

3.1. (gen) →previsionesfpl
tomake provision for sth/sb →hacer previsiones para algo/algn
the government had madeno provision for the refugees →elgobierno no habíahecho previsiones para losrefugiados

3.2. (=financial arrangements) →provisionesfpl
tomake provision for sth/sbyou must make provision for your old age →debeshacer provisiones para lavejez
to make provision for one's family →asegurar elporvenir de sufamilia
she would find some way of making proper provision for her baby →yaencontraría algunamanera de proveer para subebé
he has made financial provision for his son's education →hahecho provisiones económicas para laeducación de suhijo
the state makes provision for people without alternative resources →elestado hace provisiones para lagente que notiene otrasfuentes deingreso
he madeno provision in his will for his only child Violet →noincluyó a suúnica hija, Violet,en el testamento

4.provisions (=food) →provisionesfpl,víveresmpl

5. (=stipulation) →estipulaciónf,disposiciónf
underor according to the provisions of the treaty →envirtud de las estipulacionesordisposiciones del tratado
there isno provision for this in the rules, the rules makeno provision for this →lasreglas nodisponen en previsión de esto
it comeswithin the provisions of this law →estácomprendido dentro de loestipulado por estaley →estácomprendido dentro de las estipulacionesordisposiciones de estaley

6. (=condition, proviso) →condiciónf
with the provision that →con lacondición de que
she approved, with one provision: that →dio suaprobación con unacondición: que ...

B.VT →aprovisionar,abastecer
to be provisionedwith sth (frm) →estarprovisto de algo

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provision

[prəˈvɪʒ^ən]

(=supplying) [services] →fournituref

(=arrangement) →dispositionf
to make provision for sth [+one's future] →prendre desdispositions pour qch
He had made no provision for his retirement →Il n'avaitpris aucunedisposition pour saretraite.; [+one's family] →prendre desdispositions pour qch
She did not make any provision for her children →Elle n'avaitpris aucunedisposition pour sesenfants.
provision has been made for sth/sb →desdispositions ontété prises pour qch/qn
Provision has been made for wheelchair users →Desdispositions ontété prises pour lesgens enfauteuil.
Special provision should be made for children →Desdispositions particulières devraient êtreprises pour lesenfants.

(=stipulation) →dispositionf
There is no provision for this in the contract →Il n'y a aucunedisposition à ceteffet dans le contrat.

(=supply) →provisionsfpl
a provision of food and water →desprovisions denourriture et d'eauprovisions

npl (=food) →provisionsfpl

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provision

(= act of supplying) (for others) →Bereitstellungf; (for one’s own team, expedition etc) →Beschaffungf;(of food, gas, water etc) →Versorgungf →(of mit,to sb jds)

(= supply) →Vorratm (→of an+dat);we had an ampleprovision of reference books/housesetc →uns(dat) →standen genügend Nachschlagewerke/Häuseretczur Verfügung

provisionspl(= food) →Lebensmittelpl; (Mil: for journey, expedition) →Verpflegungf, →Proviantm;provisions ship →Versorgungsschiffnt

(= allowance) →Berücksichtigungf;(= arrangement) →Vorkehrungf;(= stipulation) →Bestimmungf;with theprovision that … →mit demVorbehaltor derBedingung, dass …;is there noprovision for such cases in the legislation? →sind solcheFälle imGesetz nicht berücksichtigtor vorgesehen?;there’s noprovision for later additions →spätere Erweiterungen sindnicht vorgesehen;to makeprovision for somebody/one’s family/the future →fürjdn/für seineFamilie/für dieZukunft VorsorgeorVorkehrungen treffen;to makeprovision for something →etw vorsehen; (in legislation, rules also) →etw berücksichtigen; (for margin of error etc) →etw einkalkulieren;the council madeprovision for recreation →dieStadt hat Freizeiteinrichtungengeschaffen;to make (a)provision against something →gegenetw Vorkehrungen treffen

vt →dieVerpflegung liefern für;expedition →verproviantieren;troops →(mit Proviant)beliefernorversorgen

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provision

[prəˈvɪʒ/ən]n

a. (supplying, of power, water) →fornitura; (of food) →approvvigionamento; (of hospitals, housing) →costruzionef

b. (supply) →provvista,riserva,rifornimento,scorta
provisions (food) →provviste,scorte
to getor lay in provisions →fare provviste
provision of capital (Fin) →apporto dicapitale

c. (preparation)to make provision for (one's family, future) →pensare a; (journey) →fare ipreparativi per

d. (stipulation) →disposizionef,clausola
with the provision that →a condizione che
there's no provision for this in the contract →ilcontratto non loprevede

provision

(prəˈviʒən) noun

1. the act of providing.The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children. voorsiening تَزْويد осигуряване provisão zajištění die Versorgung tilvejebringelseπαροχή provisión, abastecimiento;facilitación korraldamine تامین tuottaminen fait d'asssurer סִיפוּק מְלָאי .प्रबन्ध gondoskodás; ellátás pengadaan ráðstafanir il provvedere 供給 제공 ap(si)rūpinimas, tiekimas apgādāšana; nodrošināšana memperuntukkanverschaffingforsyning; omsorg, underholdzapewnienie, dostarczenie تيارولprovisão asigurareобеспечение zaistenie zagotovitev obezbeđivanje ombesörjande, tillhandahållande การจัดหาsağlama, temin etme 提供 постачання; забезпечення فراہمي sự cung cấp提供

2. an agreed arrangement. bepaling تَدْبير إحْتِياطي уговорка cláusula ustanovení die Vorkehrung forholdsregelπρόβλεψη,συμφωνίαcláusula,disposición,estipulación korraldus آماده سازی valmisteludisposition,clauseהסדר पूर्वोपाय तैयारी, पूर्व योजना intézkedés kesepakatan ákvæðidisposizione,clausola 取りきめ (법률 등의) 조항 sąlyga nosacījums persetujuanbepalingforholdsregel,tiltakuzgodnienie جوړونه ، تيارونهcláusula prevedere, clauzăсоглашение ustanovenie odločba dogovor åtgärd, förberedelse บทบัญญัติhüküm,yargı 安排，預備 забезпечення متفقہ انتظام bản giao kèo 安排，预备

3. a rule or condition. reël فَقْرَه شَرْطِيَّه клауза condição nařízení, podmínka die Bestimmung regel; bestemmelseόρος,διάταξηcondición tingimus شرط؛ تبصره ehtostipulationתנאי शर्त, उपबंध kikötés syarat skilyrðinorma 規定 규정 정관, 단서 sąlyga, nuostata noteikums syaratvoorwaardebestemmelsewarunek شرط ، تبصرهcondição stipulareусловие;положение nariadenie, podmienka pogoj odredba bestämmelse เงื่อนไขkoşul,şart 規定 положення; умова شرط điều khoản规定

verb

to supply (especially an army) with food. voorsien يُزَوِّد снабдявам с провизии abastecer zásobit potravinami mit Proviant versorgen forsyneτροφοδοτώ,προμηθεύωabastecimiento,provisión,suministro varustama (toidumoonaga) آذوقه رساندن muonittaaravitailler לְסַפֵּק सामान या रसद पहुंचाना, दिलाना या एकत्र कराना élelmez menyediakan makanan birgja uppapprovvigionare 食料を供給する 음식을 제공하다 aprūpinti maistu apgādāt ar pārtiku membekalibevoorradenforsyne med proviant zaprowiantować غذايى مواد برابرول او رسول abastecer a aprovizionaснабжать продовольствием zásobiť potravinami oskrbeti snabdeti förse med proviant จัดหาเสบียงอาหาร yiyecek sağlamak 向...供應食品 постачати продовольство غذا فراہم کرنا cung cấp向...供应食品

proˈvisional adjective

temporary; appointed, arrangedetc only for the present time.a provisional government. voorlopig وَقْتي، مُؤَقَّت временен provisório prozatímníprovisorisch midlertidigπροσωρινόςprovisional ajutine موقتی tilapäinenprovisoireזמני अस्थायी ideiglenes sementara bráðabirgða-provvisorio 仮の 임시의, 잠정적인 laikinas provizorisks; pagaidu- sementaratijdelijkmidlertidig,foreløpigtymczasowy د لږ وخت لپارهprovisório (în mod) provizoriuвременный dočasný, prechodný začasen privremen provisorisk เฉพาะกาล geçiçi 臨時的 тимчасовий عارضي tạm thời; lâm thời临时的

proˈvisionally adverb

voorlopig بصورةٍ مؤقَّتَه временно provisoriamente přechodněprovisorisch midlertidigtπροσωρινάprovisionalmente ajutiselt بطور موقت tilapäisestiprovisoirement בְּאוֹפֶן זְמִני अनिमता से, अस्थायी रूप से átmenetileg untuk sementara til bráðabirgðaprovvisoriamente 仮に 임시적으로, 잠정적으로 laikinai provizoriski buat sementara waktuvoorlopiginntil videre,midlertidig tymczasowo د لږ وخت لپاره provisoriamente provizoriuвременно prechodne začasno privremeno provisoriskt อย่างเฉพาะกาล geçiçi olarak 臨時地 тимчасово عارضي طور پر lâm thời临时地

proˈvisions noun plural

(a supply of) food.The campers got their provisions at the village shop. voorraad مؤونَه провизии mantimentos potraviny die Nahrungsmittel (pl.) forsyninger προμήθειεςprovisiones toidumoon آذوقه elintarvikkeetprovisionsאספקה खाद्य आपूर्ति élelmiszerek makanan birgðirprovviste 食料 (식량 등의) 공급, (~에의) 지급, 제공 maisto atsargos pārtikas krājumi bekalanproviandproviant,forsyningerprowiant غذايى موادmantimentos (provizii de) alimente съестные припасы potraviny živež zalihe proviant เสบียงerzak,yiyecek 食物(供應) провізія; запаси провіанту غذا، کھانا sự cung cấp lương thực 食物（供应）

make provision for

to provide what is necessary for.You should make provision for your old age. voorsiening maak يَدَّخِر ما يكفيه грижа се за economizar pamatovat na, zajistit seVorkehrungen treffen für sørge forπροβλέπω, προνοώ για asegurar el porvenir hoolt kandma تامین آتیه کردن tehdä valmistelujapourvoir aux besoins de הַכָנָה לְעָתִיד biztosít mencukupi kebutuhan gera ráðstafanir (provvedere a) ～の準備する 준비하다 apsirūpinti []rūpēties par membuat persediaan utkzorgen voorsørge for poczynić przygotowania na د ضروري شيانو برابرول economizar a se pregăti pentruобеспечить;позаботиться zabezpečiť sa na pripraviti vse potrebno za obezbediti vidta [skyddande] åtgärder mot, förbereda sig för จัดหาสิ่งที่จำเป็น hazırlık yapmak, önlem almak 為...作好準備 забезпечувати, передбачати ضروري چيزوں کا مہيا کرنا dự phòng为...作好准备

provision

n. provisión, abastecimiento, materiales.

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The recommendatory act of Congress is in the words following: "WHEREAS, There isprovision in the articles of Confederation and perpetual Union, for making alterations therein, by the assent of a Congress of the United States, and of the legislatures of the several States; and whereas experience hath evinced, that there are defects in the present Confederation; as a mean to remedy which, several of the States, and PARTICULARLY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by express instructions to their delegates in Congress, have suggested a convention for the purposes expressed in the following resolution; and such convention appearing to be the most probable mean of establishing in these States A FIRM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT:

The act from Annapolis recommends the "appointment of commissioners to take into consideration the situation of the United States; to devise SUCH FURTHERPROVISIONS as shall appear to them necessary to render the Constitution of the federal government ADEQUATE TO THE EXIGENCIES OF THE UNION; and to report such an act for that purpose, to the United States in Congress assembled, as when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the legislature of every State, will effectually provide for the same."

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Secondly, that there is aprovision in it relating to the marriage of Mr.

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To form a more precise judgment of the true merits of this question, it will be well to advert to the proportion between the objects that will require a federalprovision in respect to revenue, and those which will require a Stateprovision.

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It is scarcely questioned that thisprovision was intended by those who made it for the reclaiming of what we call fugitive slaves; and the intention of the lawgiver is the law.

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Thus, theprovision department, who plundered the clothes-presses and the harness-rooms, attached very little value to things which tailors and saddlers set great store by.

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The government has taken the following steps to ensure freedom of sale for them: (1) From today, peasants, husbandmen, and those living in the neighborhood of Moscow may without any danger bring their supplies of all kinds to two appointed markets, of which one is on the Mokhovaya Street and the other at theProvision Market.

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PROVISIONS were now growing scanty in the camp, and Captain Bonneville found it necessary to seek a new neighborhood.

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As to myself, it was determined that I should be set adrift in a small canoe, with paddles and a sail, and four days'provisions; which last, the Japanese captain was so kind to double out of his own stores, and would permit no man to search me.

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Reed, the clerk, and three men were detached to explore the river still further down than the previous scouting parties had been, and at the same time to look out for Indians, from whomprovisions might be obtained, and a supply of horses, should it be found necessary to proceed by land.

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The people are forbidden to sell themprovisions. The author remonstrates against the usage.

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Sun Tzu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, withprovisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day.

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