provision

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To supply with provisions.
2. (transitive) To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system; to install the necessary software on a bare-bones system so it can be used for a specific purpose.

Opposite of

deprovision

Synonyms

supply

preparation

condition

clause

supplying

food

🍽️

procurement

proviso

stock

store

article

term

stipulation

provide

equipment

arrangement

victual

provisioning

reserve

requirement

grant

delivery

purvey

planning

arrival

victualling

arrangements

administration

arrivals

victuals

stockpile

resource

reserves

rule

readiness

purchasing

regulation

section

item

inventory

equip

payment

💸

providing

forethought

allowance

feed

giving

convenience

contingency

contemplation

Translations

Versorgung

provisión

approvisionnement

provisão

fourniture

condition

provision

Bedingung

bepaling

Vorkehrung

Klausel

Lieferung

condició

πρόνοια

Bereitstellung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: provisioun

In summary

From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).