provisioning

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 provisioning word

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

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Origin of provisioning

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 Provisioning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Provisioning

provisioning 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for provisioning

noun provisioning

accouterments — personal clothing, accessories, etc.
appliances — Plural form of appliance.
appurtenances — accessories or equipment
attachments — Plural form of attachment.
contraptions — Plural form of contraption.

verb provisioning

apparel — Apparel means clothes, especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion.
banquet — A banquet is a grand formal dinner.
costume — An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing.
feather — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
kit — Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.

All 17 Synonyms of provisioning

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