provision

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Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/, X-SAMPA: /pr@"vIZ.@n/
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Etymology

From Old French provision.

Noun

provision (plural provisions)

An item of goods or supplies obtained for future use.
Money set aside for a future event.
(accounting) 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.
(law) 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.

Translations

An item of goods or supplies obtained for future use

Dutch: provisie (nl)
French: provision (fr) f
German: Provision (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: πόρος m
Irish: lón (ga) m

Japanese: 支給 (ja) (shikyū), 配給 (ja) (haikyū)
Maori: ō (mi), ōmanapou (mi), pōwhiriwhiri (mi), kamenga (mi) (applies only to food)
Navajo: bidookįįłii
Polish: zaopatrzenie (pl) n
Russian: снабжение (ru) (snabžénije) n
Spanish: provisión (es)

Money set aside for a future event

French: provision (fr) f
Japanese: 準備高 (ja) (jyunbi-daka)

Polish: zabezpieczenie (pl) n
Russian: обеспечение (ru) (obespečénije) n

(law) A clause in a legal instrument

Chinese:
Mandarin: 條件 (cmn), 條款 (cmn)

Hebrew: תנאי (he) (tnay) m

Verb

provision (third-person singular simple present provisions, present participle provisioning, simple past and past participle provisioned)