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provision

pro·vi·sion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-vizh-uh n]
    • /prəˈvɪʒ ən/
    • /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-vizh-uh n]
    • /prəˈvɪʒ ən/

Definitions of provision word

  • noun provision a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. 1
  • noun provision the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities. 1
  • noun provision arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc. 1
  • noun provision something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need. 1
  • noun provision a supply or stock of something provided. 1
  • noun provision provisions, supplies of food. 1

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Origin of provision

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin prōvīsiōn- (stem of prōvīsiō) a foreseeing, equivalent to prōvīs(us) (past participle of prōvidēre to provide) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Provision

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

provision popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

provision usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for provision

noun provision

  • accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
  • accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
  • administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • aliment — something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
  • alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.

verb provision

  • apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
  • cater — In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
  • costuming — a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
  • deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
  • deck out — If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.

Antonyms for provision

noun provision

  • accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
  • crackup — a cracking up
  • fender-bender — a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.
  • improvision — (obsolete) The lack of provision, a failure to provide something.

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