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- [pruh-vizh-uh n]
- /prəˈvɪʒ ən/
- /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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