provisions

Meaning of provisions

noun
  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. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
  7. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
verb
  1. To supply with provisions.
    to provision an army
  2. To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.

Information about provisions

  • The singular form of provisions is: provision.
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Hyphenation of provisions

pro-vi-sions

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • provisions is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

provisions synonyms

Meaning commissariat:

commissariat, provender, viands, victuals

Meaning :

condition, stipulation, supply, victual

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