Provision



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• n. ( 粮食) 供应; ( 法律等) 条款
• ［英］ n. ( 粮食) 供应 ( a stock of needed materials or supplies) ; ( 法律等) 条款 ( stipulation)
• ［记］ provide ( 提供) 的名词, pro ( 向前) ＋vide ( 看)
• ［例］ the provisions of the agreemen

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from providēre to see ahead — more at provide
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the act or process of providing
  • b. the fact or state of being prepared beforehand
  • c. a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or contingency ; preparation <made provision for replacements>
• 2. a stock of needed materials or supplies; especially a stock of food — usually used in plural
• 3. proviso, stipulation

II. transitive verb (provisioned; provisioning)

• Date: 1809
• to supply with provisions

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