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Meaning
Noun
●
In Meals:
An
item
of
goods
or
supplies
, especially food,
obtained
for future use.
●
The
act
of
providing
, or making
previous
preparation.
●
In Meals & Money:
Money
set aside
for a future event.
●
In Accounting & Money:
A
liability
or
contra
account to
recognise
likely future
adverse
events
associated with current transactions.
●
In Law & Directives:
A
clause
in a
legal
instrument
, a law, etc;
providing
for a particular
matter
;
stipulation
; proviso.
●
In Roman Catholicism & Meals:
Regular
induction
into a
benefice
,
comprehending
nomination
,
collation
, and installation.
●
In British English & Meals:
A
nomination
by the
pope
to a
benefice
before it became
vacant
,
depriving
the
patron
of his
right of presentation.
Verb
●
In Meals:
To supply with provisions.
●
In Computing & Money:
To supply (a
user
) with an
account
, resources, etc. so that they can use a system; to
install
the
necessary
software
on a
bare-bones
system so it can be used for a specific purpose.
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Origin
provision
English
provision
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Deprovision
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