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Definition of Provision

Provision
Provision Pro*vi"sion, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide.] 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. --Shak. 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. Making provision for the relief of strangers. --Bacon. 3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast. --Milton. 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. 5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. 6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. --Blackstone.
Provision
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. They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey.

Meaning of Provision from wikipedia

- Provision may refer to: Provision (accounting), a term for liability in accounting Provision (contracting), a term for a procurement condition Provision...
- In financial accounting, a provision is an account which records a present liability of an entity. The recording of the liability in the entity's balance...
- government contracting, a provision or solicitation provision is a written term or condition used in a solicitation. A provision applies only before a contract...
- Direct Provision (Irish: Soláthar Díreach) is a system of asylum s****er accommodation used in the Republic of Ireland. The system has been criticised...
- A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy or grandfathering) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while...
- In public policy, a sunset provision or clause is a measure within a statute, regulation or other law that provides that the law shall cease to have effect...
- In telecommunication, provisioning involves the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide new services to its users. In National...
- the Cunard Line's 13,000-ton Lucania, the Board of Trade had made no provision to increase the existing scale regarding the number of required lifeboats...
- to the luxury tax regime. The previous CBA had a dollar-for-dollar tax provision system, which remained in effect through the 2012–13 season. Teams exceeding...
- 19th and early 20th centuries that an organized system of state welfare provision was introduced in many countries. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany...
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