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provision
noun
the
act
of
supplying
or
arranging
something
that
people
need
•
The
charity
oversees
the
provision
of
safe
drinking
water
in
drought-hit
regions
.
The
charity
oversees
the
provision
of
safe
drinking
water
in
drought-hit
regions
.
•
Good
parents
try
to
make
provision
for
their
children
’
s
future
education
.
Good
parents
try
to
make
provision
for
their
children
’
s
future
education
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
provision
or
directly
from
Latin
prōvīsiō
‘
foreseeing
,
preparation
’.
noun
food
and
other
basic
supplies
needed
for
a
journey
or
for
daily
living
•
They
packed
enough
provisions
to
last
the
whole
hiking
trip
.
They
packed
enough
provisions
to
last
the
whole
hiking
trip
.
•
The
sailors
rationed
their
provisions
carefully
during
the
storm
.
The
sailors
rationed
their
provisions
carefully
during
the
storm
.
Originally
referring
to
‘
food
supplied
’
in
the
15th
century
,
especially
for
armies
or
ships
.
noun
a
rule
or
clause
in
a
legal
or
official
document
•
Under
the
new
treaty
,
the
third
provision
limits
carbon
emissions
for
all
member
states
.
Under
the
new
treaty
,
the
third
provision
limits
carbon
emissions
for
all
member
states
.
•
There
is
a
confidentiality
provision
that
forbids
staff
from
sharing
client
data
.
There
is
a
confidentiality
provision
that
forbids
staff
from
sharing
client
data
.
Expanded
in
legal
use
from
the
broader
sense
of
‘
something
provided
’
to
mean
a
specific
clause
in
the
early
17th
century
.
verb
to
supply
someone
or
something
with
the
food
,
equipment
,
or
other
things
they
need
•
The
base
camp
was
fully
provisioned
before
the
expedition
began
.
The
base
camp
was
fully
provisioned
before
the
expedition
began
.
•
They
must
provision
the
remote
research
station
twice
a
year
.
They
must
provision
the
remote
research
station
twice
a
year
.
Verb
use
developed
in
the
early
17th
century
from
the
noun
,
meaning
‘
to
supply
with
provisions
’.