Provision - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening (syn: planning, preparation)
- a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
verb
Extra examples
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.
They stopped to provision the ship.
...the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency...
He made provisions for his wife and his children in his will.
The agreement includes a provision for each side to check the other side's weapons.
Under the provisions of the Act, employers must supply safety equipment.
The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
The decision to make cuts in health care provision has been widely criticized.
Farmers have been slow to make adequate provision for their retirement.
Educational provision in the country is haphazard.
A discussion took place respecting the provision of science teaching.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: provision
he/she/it: provisions
present participle: provisioning
past tense: provisioned
past participle: provisioned
singular: provision
plural: provisions
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