provision

Plural: provisions

Noun

• a stipulated condition
  • "he accepted subject to one provision"
• the activity of supplying or providing something
• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
• a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
• 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.
• A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
• A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
• Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
• A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

Verb

• supply with provisions
• To supply with provisions.
• 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.

Examples

• An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
• to provision an army
• We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.

Synonyms

planning, preparation, proviso, purvey, supply, supplying, condition, disposition, stipulation, victual

Antonyms

deprovision

Related Words

deprovision, direct provision, ground provisions, provide, provisional, provisionings