'Provision' definitions:
Definition of 'provision'
From: WordNet
noun
A stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" [syn: provision, proviso]
noun
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" [syn: planning, preparation, provision]
noun
A store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
verb
Supply with provisions [syn: provision, purvey]
Definition of 'Provision'
From: GCIDE
- Provision \Pro*vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. [1913 Webster]
- They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Provision'
From: GCIDE
- Provision \Pro*vi"sion\, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide.]
- 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. [1913 Webster]
- Making provision for the relief of strangers. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. [1913 Webster]
- And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'provision'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abundance,
- accommodation,
- accordance,
- accumulation,
- amassment,
- anticipation,
- arrangement,
- award,
- awarding,
- backlog,
- basic training,
- bestowal,
- bestowment,
- board,
- boundary condition,
- bread,
- bread and butter,
- briefing,
- budget,
- bunker,
- care,
- catch,
- cater,
- catering,
- cheer,
- clause,
- clearing the decks,
- coal,
- collection,
- comestibles,
- commissariat,
- commissary,
- communication,
- concession,
- condition,
- conferment,
- conferral,
- contemplation,
- contribution,
- cornucopia,
- creature comfort,
- cuisine,
- cumulation,
- daily bread,
- deliverance,
- delivery,
- demand,
- dine,
- discretion,
- donation,
- donnee,
- dump,
- eatables,
- economic support,
- edibles,
- endowment,
- envisagement,
- envisionment,
- equipment,
- escalator clause,
- escape clause,
- escape hatch,
- exception,
- familiarization,
- fare,
- farseeingness,
- farsightedness,
- fast food,
- feast,
- feed,
- fill up,
- fine print,
- fitting out,
- fixing,
- fodder,
- food,
- food and drink,
- foodstuff,
- foodstuffs,
- forage,
- forearming,
- forecast,
- foreglance,
- foregleam,
- foreglimpse,
- forehandedness,
- foreseeing,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- forethought,
- forethoughtfulness,
- foundation,
- fuel,
- furnishing,
- furnishment,
- gas,
- gas up,
- gifting,
- given,
- giving,
- grant,
- granting,
- grass,
- gratify,
- graze,
- groceries,
- grounds,
- groundwork,
- health food,
- heap,
- hoard,
- hooker,
- impartation,
- impartment,
- ingesta,
- insurance,
- inventory,
- investiture,
- joker,
- junk food,
- keep,
- kicker,
- kitchen stuff,
- larder,
- liberality,
- limiting condition,
- livelihood,
- living,
- longsightedness,
- looking ahead,
- maintenance,
- makeready,
- making ready,
- manna,
- manufacture,
- mass,
- material,
- materials,
- materiel,
- measures,
- meat,
- mess,
- mobilization,
- mothering,
- munitions,
- nourishment,
- nurture,
- obligation,
- offer,
- oil,
- outfitting,
- parameter,
- pasture,
- pile,
- planning,
- plenitude,
- plenty,
- prearrangement,
- precaution,
- precautions,
- precautiousness,
- prediction,
- preliminaries,
- preliminary,
- preliminary act,
- preliminary step,
- prep,
- preparation,
- preparatory study,
- preparing,
- prepping,
- prepublication,
- prerequisite,
- presentation,
- presentment,
- pretreatment,
- preventive measure,
- preview,
- prevision,
- price support,
- processing,
- propaedeutic,
- prospect,
- prospection,
- protection,
- provender,
- providence,
- providing,
- provisioning,
- provisionment,
- provisions,
- proviso,
- prudence,
- purvey,
- purveyance,
- qualification,
- quantity,
- rations,
- readiness,
- readying,
- regale,
- repertoire,
- repertory,
- requirement,
- requisite,
- reservation,
- restriction,
- rick,
- safeguard,
- sagacity,
- satisfy,
- saving clause,
- sell,
- sine qua non,
- small print,
- spadework,
- specification,
- spread,
- stack,
- staples,
- steps,
- steps and measures,
- stipulation,
- stock,
- stock-in-trade,
- stockpile,
- stocks,
- store,
- stores,
- string,
- strings,
- subscription,
- subsidization,
- subsidy,
- subsistence,
- subvention,
- supplies,
- supply,
- supply on hand,
- supplying,
- support,
- surrender,
- sustain,
- sustainment,
- sustenance,
- sustentation,
- table,
- tender loving care,
- term,
- terms,
- TLC,
- top off,
- training,
- treasure,
- treasury,
- treatment,
- trial,
- tryout,
- tucker,
- ultimatum,
- upkeep,
- viands,
- victual,
- victuals,
- vittles,
- vouchsafement,
- warm-up,
- whereas,
- wine and dine