Lexic.us

Definition of Provision

1. Verb. Supply with provisions.

2. Noun. A stipulated condition. "He accepted subject to one provision"

3. Noun. The activity of supplying or providing something.

4. Noun. The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening. "His planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

5. Noun. A store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms).

Definition of Provision

1. n. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

2. v. t. To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.

Definition of Provision

1. Noun. An item of goods or supplies obtained for future use. ¹

2. Noun. Money set aside for a future event. ¹

3. Noun. (accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions. ¹

4. Noun. (legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. ¹

5. Verb. To supply with provisions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Provision

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provision

provinciated provinciates provinciating provine provined provines proving proving ground provings provining

proviolence proviolent proviral provirus proviruses provision (current term) provisional provisional job provisionality provisionally

provisionals provisionary provisioned provisioner provisioners provisioning provisions proviso proviso quod provisoes

Literary usage of Provision

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison (1901)
"New Hampshire: provision in her Constitution, concerning the separation of ... Her Constitution makes no provision concerning the locality of elections, i. ..."

2. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"provision against accident is feasible thru insurance. The German system, the English, the French. The charges, tho levied on the employer, are likely to ..."

3. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1911)
"Even when the earnings are such as to make possible a sufficient provision, by savings or insurance, the provision is not often made. ..."

4. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1914)
"Since that time this provision of the Act has been the subject of international controversy between the United States and Great Britain and an issue debated ..."

5. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1888)
"To the People of the State of New York: The more candid opposers of the provision respecting elections, contained in the plan of the convention, ..."

6. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"SPECIAL provision FOR PROMOTION OF PART-TIME INSTRUCTION. ... It is evident from this restrictive provision that Congress believed that this form of ..."

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