provision

pro·vi·sion  (pr-vzhn)

n.

1. The act of supplying or fitting out.

2. Something provided.

3. A preparatory action or measure.

4. provisions A stock of necessary supplies, especially food.

5. A stipulation or qualification, especially a clause in a document or agreement.

tr.v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions

To supply with provisions.

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[Middle English, from Old French, forethought, from Latin prvsi, prvsin-, from prvsus, past participle of prvidre, to foresee, provide for; see provide.]

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pro·vision·er n.

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provision

Noun

1. the act of supplying something

2. something supplied

3. provisions food and other necessities

4. a condition incorporated in a document

5. make provision for to make arrangements for beforehand: many restaurants still make no provision for non-smokers

Verb

to supply with provisions [Latin provisio a providing]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	provision - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" proviso precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
	2.	provision - the activity of supplying or providing something supplying, supply activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment fueling, refueling - the activity of supplying or taking on fuel care delivery, health care delivery, healthcare delivery - the provision of health care issuance, issuing, issue - the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed purveyance - the act of supplying something stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout" subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
	3.	provision - 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" planning, preparation cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" arrangement, agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought, mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation, deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" forethought, premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting
	4.	provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) fund, store, stock - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
Verb	1.	provision - supply with provisions purvey furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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provision

noun 1. supplying, giving, providing, supply, delivery, distribution, catering, presentation, equipping, furnishing, allocation, fitting out, purveying, accoutrement

2. arrangement, plan, planning, preparation, precaution, contingency, prearrangement

3. facilities, services, funds, resources, means, opportunities, arrangements, assistance, concession(s), allowance(s), amenities

noun 4. condition, term, agreement, requirement, demand, rider, restriction, qualification, clause, reservation, specification, caveat, proviso, stipulation

plural noun 5. food, supplies, stores, feed, fare, rations, eats (slang) groceries, tack (informal) grub (slang) foodstuff, kai N.Z. (informal) sustenance, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang) vittles (obsolete), (dialect) viands, eatables

Translations

provision [prəˈvɪʒən] n → provisión f (= supply); suministro, abastecimiento;

provisions npl → provisiones fpl; víveres mpl;

to make provision for [+ one's family, future] → atender las necesidades de

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provision [prəˈvɪʒən] n (= supply) → provision f (= supplying); fourniture f; approvisionnement m (= stipulation); disposition f;

provisions npl (= food) → provisions fpl;

to make provision for (= one's future) → assurer [+ one's family]; assurer l'avenir de;

there's no provision for this in the contract → le contrat ne prévoit pas cela

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provision [prəˈvɪʒən] n (= supplying) → Bereitstellung f;

(preparation) → Vorsorge f, Vorkehrungen pl [stipulation, clause] → Bestimmung f;

provisions npl (food) → Proviant m;

to make provision for → vorsorgen für;

(for people) → sorgen für;

there's no provision for this in the contract → dies ist im Vertrag nicht vorgesehen

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provision [prəˈvɪʒən] n (= supply) → riserva (= supplying); provvista; rifornimento (= stipulation); condizione f;

provisions npl (= food) → provviste fpl;

to make provision for [+ one's family, future] → pensare a;

there's no provision for this in the contract → il contratto non lo prevede

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provision

n provision [prəˈviʒən]

1 the act of providing The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children. voorsiening تَزْويد осигуряване zajištění tilvejebringelse die Versorgung παροχή provisión, abastecimiento; facilitación korraldamine تامین järjestäminen fait d'asssurer סִיפוּק מְלָאי .प्रबन्ध gondoskodás; ellátás pengadaan ráðstafanir il provvedere 供給 제공, 준비, 대책 ap(si)rūpinimas, tiekimas apgādāšana; nodrošināšana memperuntukkan verschaffing forsyning; omsorg, underhold zapewnienie, dostarczenie provisão asi­gu­rare обеспечение zaistenie zagotovitev obezbeđivanje ombesörjande, tillhandahållande การจัดหา sağlama, temin etme 提供 постачання; забезпечення فراہمي sự cung cấp 提供

2 an agreed arrangement. bepaling تَدْبير إحْتِياطي уговорка ustanovení forholdsregel die Vorkehrung πρόβλεψη, συμφωνία cláusula, disposición, estipulación korraldus آماده سازی järjestely disposition, clause הֶסדֵר पूर्वोपाय तैयारी, पूर्व योजना intézkedés kesepakatan ákvæði disposizione, clausola 取りきめ 협정 sąlyga nosacījums persetujuan bepaling forholdsregel, tiltak uzgodnienie cláusula prevedere, clauză соглашение ustanovenie odločba dogovor åtgärd, förberedelse การตระเตรียม hüküm, yargı 安排，預備 забезпечення متفقہ انتظام bản giao kèo 安排，预备

3 a rule or condition. reël فَقْرَه شَرْطِيَّه клауза nařízení, podmínka regel; bestemmelse die Bestimmung όρος, διάταξη condición tingimus شرط؛ تبصره ehto stipulation תְּנַאי शर्त, उपबंध kikötés syarat skilyrði norma 規定 규정, 조건 sąlyga, nuostata noteikums syarat voorwaarde bestemmelse warunek condição stipulare условие; положение nariadenie, podmienka pogoj odredba bestämmelse เงื่อนไข koşul, şart 規定 положення; умова شرط điều khoản 规定

v

to supply (especially an army) with food. voorsien يُزَوِّد снабдявам с провизии zásobit potravinami forsyne mit Proviant versorgen τροφοδοτώ, προμηθεύω abastecimiento, provisión, suministro varustama (toidumoonaga) آذوقه رساندن muonittaa ravitailler לְסַפֵּק सामान या रसद पहुंचाना, दिलाना या एकत्र कराना élelmez menyediakan makanan birgja upp approvvigionare 食料を供給する 양식을 공급하다 aprūpinti maistu apgādāt ar pārtiku membekali bevoorraden forsyne med proviant zaprowiantować abastecer a aproviziona снабжать продовольствием zásobiť potravinami oskrbeti snabdeti förse med proviant จัดหาเสบียงอาหาร yiyecek sağlamak 向...供應食品 постачати продовольство غذا فراہم کرنا cung cấp 向...供应食品

adj proˈvisional

temporary; appointed, arranged etc only for the present time a provisional government. voorlopig وَقْتي، مُؤَقَّت временен prozatímní midlertidig provisorisch προσωρινός provisional ajutine موقتی väliaikainen provisoire זְמָנִי अस्थायी ideiglenes sementara bráðabirgða- provvisorio 仮の 일시적인, 임시의 laikinas provizorisks; pagaidu- sementara tijdelijk midlertidig, foreløpig tymczasowy provisório (în mod) provizoriu временный dočasný, prechodný začasen privremen provisorisk เฉพาะกาล geçiçi 臨時的 тимчасовий عارضي tạm thời; lâm thời 临时的

adv proˈvisionally

voorlopig بصورةٍ مؤقَّتَه временно přechodně midlertidigt provisorisch προσωρινά provisionalmente ajutiselt بطور موقت väliaikaisesti provisoirement בְּאוֹפֶן זְמִני अनिमता से, अस्थायी रूप से átmenetileg untuk sementara til bráðabirgða provvisoriamente 仮に 일시적으로 laikinai provizoriski buat sementara waktu voorlopig inntil videre, midlertidig tymczasowo provisoriamente provizoriu временно prechodne začasno privremeno provisoriskt อย่างเฉพาะกาล geçiçi olarak 臨時地 тимчасово عارضي طور پر lâm thời 临时地

n pl proˈvisions

(a supply of) food The campers got their provisions at the village shop. voorraad مؤونَه провизии potraviny forsyninger die Nahrungsmittel (pl.) προμήθειες provisiones toidumoon آذوقه elintarvikkeet provisions אַספָקָה खाद्य आपूर्ति élelmiszerek makanan birgðir provviste 食料 식량 maisto atsargos pārtikas krājumi bekalan proviand proviant, forsyninger prowiant mantimentos (provizii de) alimente съестные припасы potraviny živež zalihe proviant เสบียง erzak, yiyecek 食物(供應) провізія; запаси провіанту غذا، کھانا sự cung cấp lương thực 食物（供应）

make provision for

to provide what is necessary for You should make provision for your old age. voorsiening maak يَدَّخِر ما يكفيه грижа се за pamatovat na, zajistit se sørge for Vorkehrungen treffen für προβλέπω, προνοώ για asegurar el porvenir hoolt kandma تامین آتیه کردن turvata pourvoir aux besoins de הַכָנָה לְעָתִיד biztosít mencukupi kebutuhan gera ráðstafanir (provvedere a) ～の準備する ...을 위한 준비[]를 하다 apsirūpinti []rūpēties par membuat persediaan utk zorgen voor sørge for poczynić przygotowania na economizar a se pregăti pentru обеспечить; позаботиться zabezpečiť sa na pripraviti vse potrebno za obezbediti vidta [] åtgärder mot, förbereda sig för จัดหาสิ่งที่จำเป็น hazırlık yapmak, önlem almak 為...作好準備 забезпечувати, передбачати ضروري چيزوں کا مہيا کرنا dự phòng 为...作好准备