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What (who) is provision - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Provisions; Provision (disambiguation)
provision
(provisions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The provision of something is the act of giving it or making it available to people who need or want it.
The department is responsible for the provision of residential care services.
...nursery provision for children with special needs.
N-UNCOUNT: also a N, with supp, oft N of n
2.
If you make provision for something that might happen or that might need to be done, you make arrangements to deal with it.
Mr King asked if it had ever occurred to her to make provision for her own pension...
N-VAR: usu N for n/-ing
3.
If you make provision for someone, you support them financially and make sure that they have the things that they need.
Special provision should be made for children...
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, N for n
4.
A provision in a law or an agreement is an arrangement which is included in it.
He backed a provision that would allow judges to delay granting a divorce decree in some cases...
N-COUNT
5.
Provisions are supplies of food. (OLD-FASHIONED)
On board were enough provisions for two weeks.
N-PLURAL
provision
n.
1.
Providing, anticipation.
2.
Preparation, provident measures or steps, provident care, arrangement.
3.
Stock, store, hoard, fund, supply, supplies.
4.
Proviso, stipulation, clause, condition, previous agreement.
provision
n.
preparations
1) to make provision for
clause in a legal document
2) to violate a provision (of a contract)
Wikipedia
Provision
Provision(s) may refer to:
- Provision (accounting), a term for liability in accounting
- Provision (contracting), a term for a procurement condition
- Provision (album), an album by Scritti Politti
- A term for the distribution, storing and/or rationing of supplies typically food or drink:
- Ground provisions, root vegetables used in Caribbean cuisine
Examples of use of provision
1. That provision is a key concession to the administration and companies, which lobbied heavily for the provision.
2. Specialist schools should use this funding to enhance local provision in their specialist area, which could include supplementary school provision.
3. Nevertheless, Democrats deleted that provision last night.
4. Five Democrats voted against the Woodstock provision.
5. That provision doomed prosecutors‘ case against Leung.