provision
provision Lexical Profile
provision Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action of providing or supplying something for use, or an arrangement made in advance for a future need.
"The municipal government is responsible for the provision of clean drinking water to all residents."
A condition, clause, or requirement included in a legal document, contract, or law.
"Under the new provision of the employment contract, staff members are entitled to flexible working hours."
A supply of food, drink, and other necessary items, especially for a journey or expedition (usually used in the plural).
"Before setting out on the week-long mountain trek, the hikers packed enough provisions to last ten days."
An amount set aside in an organization's accounts for a known future liability or anticipated loss.
"The bank increased its financial provision for bad debts at the end of the fiscal quarter."
• verb
To supply with food, drink, or other necessary equipment, especially for a journey.
"The crew spent two full days at the harbor to provision the research vessel for its Arctic voyage."
To configure, allocate, and make telecommunications or computing resources ready for use by a user or system.
"The engineering team can automatically provision new cloud servers within minutes of a client request."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'provision', from Latin 'provisionem' (foresight, preparation), a noun of action from 'providere' (to look ahead, prepare), combining 'pro-' (before) and 'videre' (to see).