See Also: Provision(medicine)
provision(dictionary)
Put provision(finance)
PROVISION, com(law)
Put provision(money)
Porcupine provision(money)
PROVISION, French law(law)
provision 2, verb(dictionary)
provision 1, noun(dictionary)
Call Provision(money)

provision (iou)



provision noun & verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin provisio(n-), from provis- pa. ppl stem of providere PROVIDE: see -ION.]
A. noun.
Foresight, prevision. LME-M16.
The action or an act of providing something; the fact or condition of being provided. Freq. in make provision, make prior arrangement or preparation (for), supply necessary resources (for). LME.
T. H. Huxley Provision for education..is a..duty of the state. E. Caldwell Wayne had made ample provision for all of Annette's financial needs. Which? Strong support for the provision of tea and coffee in pubs.
b. Ecclesiastical History. Appointment to a benefice not yet vacant, esp. by the Pope; an instance of this. LME.
A supply of necessaries or materials provided, esp. of food and drink; food etc. provided. Now usu. in pl., supplies of food, drink, etc., esp. for an expedition. LME.
J. Reed The two years' provision of grain had fallen to less than enough to feed the city for one month. D. Hammett Sufficient provisions for the long..journey.
(A clause or division of) a legal or formal statement providing for some particular matter or making a stipulation or condition; a proviso. LME.
C. Hill Scotland and Ireland were included within the provisions of the Navigation Act.
Something provided or arranged in advance; a measure or measures taken beforehand; a precaution. L15.
I. Fleming An electric hoist and provision for launching..underwater craft. R. Scruton In every legal system..there must be provision against sedition.
b. verb.
verb trans. Supply with provisions or stores, esp. with a stock of food. E19.
verb intrans. Supply oneself with provisions; lay in provisions. Also foll. by up. M19.
provisioner noun M19.
provisionless adjective L18.
provisionment noun the supplying or supply of provisions E19.