Definition of Provision

Babylon English Dictionary
supply, stock; act of supplying or furnishing; measure, means; food; condition, stipulation
supply with stock, equip with supplies (esp. food)
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Provision Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.
  
(n.)
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
  
(n.)
That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.
  
(n.)
That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.
  
(n.)
Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural.
  
(n.)
A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
  
(n.)
A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
  
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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provision
provisional \pro*vi"sion*al\ (?), a. [cf. f. provisionnel.] of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Arlwy = n. a provision; a mess
Diarmerth = a. without provision
Gosymdaith = n. provision, support
Llwry = n. that is towards; provision, a. precipitant, forward, prep. towards, ad. towards, straightway
Shakespeare Words
forecast
GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS
1.the act or process of providing
2.A stipulated condition,proviso
3. measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or contingency

WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
(synonym) proviso
(hypernym) condition, precondition, stipulation
(derivation) provide
2. the activity of supplying or providing something
(synonym) supply, supplying
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) irrigation
(derivation) provide, bring home the bacon
3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
(synonym) planning, preparation
(hypernym) thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
(hyponym) agreement, arrangement
4. a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
(hypernym) store, stock, fund
(derivation) purvey

Verb
1. supply with provisions
(synonym) purvey
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) supply, supplying
Provision Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Provision may refer to:
  • Provision (musical group), an industrial dance / synthpop band from Houston, Texas, USA
  • Provision (accounting), a term for liability in accounting
  • Provision (contracting), a term for a procurement condition
  • Provision (album), an album by Scritti Politti

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Provision Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
a foot of a pillar; provision
  
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About