Provisions should be made for regular inspections. He made provisions to donate part of his fortune to charity after he died. You should make provision for emergencies. I carried my provisions in one …

PROVISION meaning: 1 : the act or process of supplying or providing something; 2 : something that is done in advance to prepare for something else

We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers. [ + that ] She accepted the job with the provision that she would be paid expenses for relocating.

There are very generous provisions for the mother. A provision in a law or an agreement is an arrangement which is included in it. There was a provision in his contract that would return him two …

• These statements specify the educational and other provisions that are necessary to meet the pupil's particular needs. • Various arguments have been put forward to suggest that specific statutory …

Definition of provision noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PROVISION definition: a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. See examples of provision used in a sentence.

And since provision comes from the Latin word that means to "attend to," you can pretty much guess what the verb form of this word describes: the act of supplying someone else with provisions. In a …

We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers. [ + that ] She accepted the job with the provision that she would be paid expenses for relocating.

Definition of provision noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.