provisions
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/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ənz/
English
Definitions
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.
- A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.“We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.”
verb
- To supply with provisions.“to provision an army”
- To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.
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Synonyms
conditionstipulationsupplyvictualcommissariatprovenderstoressuppliesviandsvictualsactactionactionsactsallocationsallowanceallowancesamendments