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单词 provision
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provision

1 of 2

noun

pro·​vi·​sion prə-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce provision (audio)
1
a
: 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

2 of 2

verb

pro·​vi·​sion prə-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce provision (audio)
provisioned; provisioning prə-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ How to pronounce provision (audio)
-ˈvizh-niŋ

transitive verb

: to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions

Synonyms

Noun

  • condition
  • contingency
  • if
  • proviso
  • qualification
  • reservation
  • stipulation

Verb

  • accoutre
  • accouter
  • equip
  • fit (out)
  • furnish
  • gird
  • kit (up or out) [chiefly British]
  • outfit
  • rig
  • supply
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

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 See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The plan addresses these issues by also including a provision that sets mandatory reduction targets for energy use during peak times. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Aid Access, which sends pills to a patient’s home from overseas, started providing advance provision in the U.S. late last year. Kelsey Butler, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 The rules say company employees working for the FAA must be allowed to communicate with government employees — a provision intended to provide a direct channel for raising serious safety concerns. Ian Duncan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Some publishers feel Google isn’t paying enough and are objecting to certain contractual terms, including a provision that would limit their right to get more money from the tech company in other ways, several publishing executives said. Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Just this year, our 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Jim Crow era provision in our 1890 Constitution that bars those with specific felony convictions from being able to vote. Maisie Brown, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 Schumer has vowed that Democrats will force Republicans to take another vote on lowering the cost of insulin, a provision ruled out of the Inflation Reduction Act. Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2022 But Highland Park police never requested a gun surrender order, saying there was no gun belonging to Crimo to take away at the time, even though the law has a provision to block threatening people from making future purchases, too. Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 After the Affordable Care Act passed, a provision made the hospital liable if someone returned to the hospital with the same issue within a certain time frame. jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2022
Verb
Tinkerbell is a modern, containerized provisioning tool that leverages Docker and iPXE to provision bare metal infrastructure. Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 6 July 2022 The ability to securely provision access to utility providers, telecom companies and payroll providers to verify payment history, employment and pay is crucial to securing access to housing funds and affordable credit. Don Cardinal, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Skinny, poorly nourished plains females, which have fewer resources to provision their eggs and tadpoles, seem more hot to trot with outsiders. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022 For instance, if activity spikes regularly occur in the main financial database at the end of the quarter, AIOps and automation acting in tandem can autonomously calibrate and provision the load. Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes, 13 June 2022 The modern enterprise likely uses hundreds of different applications across its tech stack, presenting a significant burden for IT, HR and security teams to quickly onboard and provision new hires. Rich Waldron, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 This enables customers to easily provision a cluster with predefined configurations, policies, and workloads. Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021 VMware has built Tanzu Mission Control to provision and manage external Kubernetes clusters, including those running on Azure. Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 Its pleas were usually unheeded, leaving the Confederation badly in arrears and unable to provision the army. Jay Cost, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from providēre to see ahead — more at provide

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1809, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

provision 1 of 2

noun

pro·​vi·​sion prə-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce provision (audio)
1
: a stock or store of supplies and especially of food
usually used in pl.
We have provisions to last us a week.
2
: the act of supplying
the provision of food
3
: condition entry 1 sense 2
the provisions of a contract
4
: something done beforehand Make provision for emergencies.

provision

2 of 2

verb

provisioned; provisioning
: to supply with things that are needed

Legal Definition

provision

noun

pro·​vi·​sion prə-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce provision (audio)
: a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made beforehand

provision 1 of 2

noun

1
as in requirement
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends loaned them the car with the provision that they refill the gas tank before returning it

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • requirement
  • proviso
  • stipulation
  • condition
  • qualification
  • exception
  • contingency
  • if
  • reservation
  • modification
  • terms
  • restriction
  • limitation
  • exemption
  • prerequisite
  • requisite
  • necessity
  • precondition
  • essential
  • demand
  • must
  • strings
  • need
2
as in food
provisions plural substances intended to be eaten gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • food
  • supplies
  • bread
  • foodstuffs
  • meal
  • fare
  • victuals
  • eats
  • feed
  • refreshments
  • meat
  • provender
  • tucker
  • eatables
  • table
  • chuck
  • rations
  • nourishment
  • grub
  • chow
  • diet
  • comestibles
  • viands
  • commissary
  • sustenance
  • edibles
  • vittles
  • serving
  • nutriment
  • nurture
  • fodder
  • board
  • plate
  • forage
  • ensilage
  • silage
  • aliment
  • repast
  • natural food
  • pap
  • feast
  • mess
  • platter
  • dish
  • finger food
  • swill
  • slop
  • spread
  • regale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • poison
  • toxin
  • bane
  • venom

provision

2 of 2

verb

1
as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • equip
  • supply
  • furnish
  • outfit
  • prepare
  • rig
  • portion
  • present
  • kit (up or out)
  • gird
  • accoutre
  • arm
  • stock
  • store
  • accouter
  • dispense
  • contribute
  • hand out
  • apportion
  • distribute
  • fortify
  • dole out
  • donate
  • allocate
  • prorate
  • allot
  • bestow
  • fit (out)
  • assign
  • give
  • parcel (out)
  • refit
  • deal (out)
  • reequip
  • refurnish
  • mete (out)
  • reoutfit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deprive
  • strip
  • divest
  • dispossess
2
as in to board
to provide food or meals for it was the quartermaster's job to properly equip and provision the troops

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • board
  • feed
  • cater
  • sustain
  • serve
  • victual
  • nurture
  • fill
  • wait
  • mess
  • banquet
  • feast
  • surfeit
  • reprovision
  • nourish
  • dine
  • batten
  • fatten
  • overfeed
  • underfeed
  • regale
  • force-feed
  • spoon-feed
  • refeed
  • hand-feed
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