provision
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
Noun 4 meanings
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Money set aside for a future event.
A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
“We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.”
Verb 2 meanings
To supply with provisions.
“to provision an army”
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.
Etymology
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
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PROVISION at a glance
PROVISION has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + V 4 + I 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,630 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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