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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   provision

   • IPA[prəˈviZH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     the action of providing or supplying something for use；financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements
   • v.
     supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey；set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability

   • verb: provision, 3rd person present: provisions, gerund or present participle: provisioning, past tense: provisioned, past participle: provisioned

   • noun: provision, plural noun: provisions

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action of providing or supplying something for use new contracts for the provision of services 同義詞 supplying, supply, providing, purveying, delivery, ... 更多furnishing, equipping, giving, donation, allocation, distribution, presentation
   • ▪ financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement 同義詞 preparations, plans, planning, prearrangement, arrangements, ... 更多precautions, precautionary steps/measures, contingency
   • ▪ an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, especially a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset.
   • 2. an amount or thing supplied or provided low levels of social provision 同義詞 facilities, services, amenities, resource(s), equipment, ... 更多arrangements, solutions, means, offering, funds, benefits, assistance, allowance(s), concession(s), opportunities
   • ▪ supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey. 同義詞 supplies, food and drink, food, stores, stocks, ... 更多groceries, foodstuff(s), rations, iron rations, eatables, edibles, fare, daily bread, staples, vivers, informalgrub, bread, eats, chow, nosh, scoff, chuck, archaicvictuals, vittles, viands, commons, meat, raresustenance, provender, comestibles, aliment, viaticum, commissariat
   • 3. a condition or requirement in a legal document a key provision in civil rights law an appraisal under the provisions of the National Housing Act 同義詞 term, clause, requirement, specification, stipulation, ... 更多proviso, condition, rider, qualification, restriction, reservation, caveat, limitation
   • 4. historical an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies
   • 2. set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability financial institutions have to provision against loan losses