provision
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
provision (countable and uncountable, plural provisions)
- An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
- 1631, Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], page 17, OCLC 1044372886:
- [H]e hath preſerued all points of Humanity, in taking Order, and making Proviſion for the Releefe of Strangers diſtreſſed; whereof you have taſted.
- 1674, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], OCLC 563123917, page 307:
- [Noah] Began to build a Veſſel of huge bulk, / Meaſur'd by Cubit, length, and breadth, and highth, / Smeared round with Pitch, and in the ſide a dore, / Contriv'd, and of proviſions laid in large / For Man and Beaſt: [...]
- 1728 [March 17, 1721], Betagh, William, A Voyage Round the World. Being an Account of a Remarkable Enterprize, Begun In the Year 1719, chiefly to cruiſe on the Spaniards in the great South Ocean. Relating the True hiſtorical Facts of that whole Affair: Teſtifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by Authorities from the Owners.[1], London: T. Combes, OCLC 433237608, page 151:
- We have an infirm ſhip's company, and but five months proviſion, which muſt ſerve us to China unleſs we get a ſupply at Guam.
- The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:
- Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision,
To shield thee from disasters of the world,
- 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.
- Synonyms: condition, stipulation
- An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
- (Roman Catholicism) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
- (Britain, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
- 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, OCLC 65350522:
- a papal provision
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
item of goods or supplies obtained for future use
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act of providing
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money set aside
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accounting: liability or contra account
law: clause in a legal instrument
VerbEdit
provision (third-person singular simple present provisions, present participle provisioning, simple past and past participle provisioned)
- (transitive) To supply with provisions.
- to provision an army
- 2001, David L. Lieber; Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 85:
- An emancipated slave must be provisioned by the master.
- (transitive, computing) To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.
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TranslationsEdit
to supply with provisions
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FinnishEdit
NounEdit
provision
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
provision f (plural provisions)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “provision”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
Louisiana CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French provision (“provision”).
NounEdit
provision
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
provision
- Alternative form of provisioun