provision
noun
pro·vi·sion
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Definition of provision
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: the act or process of providing
b
: the fact or state of being prepared beforehand
c
: a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or contingency : preparation
made provision for replacements
2
: a stock of needed materials or supplies
especially
: a stock of food
—usually used in plural
3
: proviso, stipulation
provision
verb
pro·vi·sion
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provisioned;
provisioning\ prə-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ
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Definition of provision (Entry 2 of 2)
: to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions
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Synonyms for provision
Synonyms: Noun
condition, contingency, if, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation
Synonyms: Verb
accoutre (or accouter), equip, fit (out), furnish, gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit, rig, supply
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Examples of provision in a Sentence
Noun
The President, of all people, should know how difficult it is to take care of basic things like, say, prescription drugs for the elderly or shelter from the storm—especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies … — Joe Klein, Time, 6 Feb. 2006 Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision, for any contingency. — Gary Wills, New York Times Book Review, 1 Apr. 2001 They wheedled the American Congress into awarding entry terms more favorable than those enjoyed by any other state, including two unique provisions: Texas and not the federal government would own all public lands, and the state would retain forever the right to divide into five smaller states if that proved attractive, each one to have two senators and a proportionate number of representatives. — James A. Michener, Texas, 1985 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.Verb
Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. — Donna R. Gabaccia, We Are What We Eat, 1998 But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. — Morris Dickstein, New York Times Book Review, 1 Feb. 1998 As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. — John A. Cavallo, Natural History, February 1990 They stopped to provision the ship. the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency
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In that race, 10 Democrats will by vying for six seats, as the Republican Party, which is running six candidates is guaranteed three seats due to minority party provisions in the town charter. — Steven Goode, courant.com, "Endorsed Democrats defeat challenge slate in Bloomfield primary election," 11 Sep. 2019 In both cases, Democrats charge that Trump may have violated provisions in the U.S. Constitution—the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses. — Luke Johnson, Fortune, "Investigations into Trump’s Businesses Spark Emoluments Questions," 11 Sep. 2019 The amendments added by the Assembly include provisions designed to address potential conflicts between prospective athlete deals and school deals, such as shoe-and-apparel contracts. — Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, "California Assembly passes bill that brings state to verge of rules showdown with NCAA," 9 Sep. 2019 Keselowski was unhappy with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway safety provisions after crashing into a tire barrier during the Brickyard 400. — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "Brad Keselowski calls IMS safety into question after crash into tire barrier," 8 Sep. 2019 The targeted provisions include protections for those with preexisting conditions. — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, "The GOP’s Self-Made Health-Care Conundrum," 5 Sep. 2019 If ultimately found unconstitutional, the law also includes less-restrictive provisions that would prohibit abortions after 14, 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. — Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, "Federal judge blocks Missouri's restrictive abortion law," 27 Aug. 2019 Evers included provisions in the state budget that would have created the energy office and established the 100% carbon-free goal but Republicans on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee stripped the language from the final spending plan. — Washington Post, "Evers creates new Wisconsin office to reach carbon-free goal," 16 Aug. 2019 To get the insurance companies to sign off on the settlement, Janvey agreed to include provisions that barred Stanford officers, directors and employees in Janvey’s crosshairs from making claims with those insurance companies. — Mark Curridenthe Texas Lawbook, Houston Chronicle, "Stanford receiver: Fifth Circuit judges ‘erroneous’ in invalidating $65M Ponzi settlement," 9 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
This claim was quickly undone, however, as modern technology made the Pole accessible by airplane, submarine and well-provisioned expedition. — David James, Anchorage Daily News, "In ‘North Pole: Nature and Culture,’ grappling with a place beyond time and measure," 3 Aug. 2019 Southwest says the ramp agent had been operating a provisioning truck, which is used to supply material for flights, including food and drink. — Washington Post, "Truck hits parked plane at Pittsburgh Airport, worker hurt," 17 June 2019 Daimler initially provisioned less than €1 billion to address the problem, but on Friday set aside an extra €1.6 billion. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Mercedes’ New Boss Takes a Costly Trip to the Repair Shop," 12 July 2019 From its incident response work, Twitch also collected 35 different IP addresses used to operate the Twitch accounts performing the attack, provisioned to seven different providers. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Twitch is closing in on its Christchurch trolls," 29 June 2019 Souleye’s method of provisioning changes by the day, by the hour. — Nicole Cliffe, SELF, "Alanis Morissette on Pregnancy at 45, Childbirth, Postpartum Depression, and #MeToo," 26 June 2019 Thus provisioned, Hyundai’s mini-ute outdistances the Bolt (238 miles), the Jaguar I-Pace (234) and even comes within a whisker of Tesla’s base Model 3 (260). — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Hyundai Kona Electric: Good EVs Are No Longer Shocking," 1 Nov. 2018 Then came the letters carried out by the teams of divers who took oxygen, food and medicine to the boys' refuge as experts pondered whether to dive them out or provision them for months while the monsoon season continues until at least late October. — Kaweewit Kaewjinda And Stephen Wright, Houston Chronicle, "Amid jubilation, 4 more boys rescued from flooded Thai cave," 10 July 2018 Then came the letters carried out by the teams of divers who took oxygen, food and medicine to the boys’ refuge as experts pondered whether to dive them out or provision them for months while the monsoon season continues until at least late October. — Kaweewit Kaewjinda And Stephen Wright, BostonGlobe.com, "Four boys have been rescued from Thai cave," 9 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'provision.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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