provision

noun

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

Money set aside for a future event.

(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.

(Roman Catholicism) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

(British, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

verb

(transitive) To supply with provisions.

(transitive, computing) 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.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward videre-vid · Latin · to see

Synonyms for provision

provison supplyn purveyancen victualn clausen providingv stipulationn rationsn requirementn viandsn preparationn

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