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Definition provision

Etymology

From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin pr?v?si? (“preparation, foresight”), from pr?vid?re (“provide”).

Noun

provision (countable and uncountable, plural provisions)

1. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
2. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
3. Money set aside for a future event.
4. (accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
5. (law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
6. (Roman Catholicism) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
7. (Britain, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To supply with provisions.
2. (transitive, computing) To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.

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