Definition: 1. The act of supplying someone with something. 2. Supply with provisions. 3. A stipulated condition.
Use 'provision' in a sentence:
1. The term loan has no conversion provision and no warrants were attached.
2. Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies.
3. Now you simply provision your instances.
4. Mr King asked if it had ever occurred to her to make provision for her own pension.
5. The inhabitants are suffering for provisions.
6. Provisions may be purchased from the mini-market.
7. There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students.
8. I am of the opinion when designing and building new towns, planning officials should give more consideration to the provision of public parks and sports facilities than ubiquitous malls.
9. It's called a provision for bad debt.
10. The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision has widened.
11. Mr. Kurtz asked if it had ever occurred to her to make provision for her retirement.
12. Local authority child-care provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers.
13. The government is responsible for the provision of education for all the children.
14. The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to get jobs.
15. The focus is slowly shifting back to the provision of basic human and environmental needs as the top priority—ensuring 'some for all,' instead of 'more for some'.
16. The ship renewed its provisions.
17. On board were enough provisions for two weeks.
18. I take an assortment of clothes on holiday, as a provision against the vagaries of the weather.
19. The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened.
20. As the cable wraps itself around the wheel, there is provision for adjusting the tension of the cable.
21. There is no provision for funding performance-related pay rises.
22. Under the provision, air force officers and soldiers may face punishment including demotion, degradation or dismissal for drinking alcohol at lunch on working days.
23. The provisions of the agreement are being put into effect.
24. Under the provisions of the lease, the tenant is responsible for repairs.
25. The provision remains in the three House versions however.
26. He backed a provision that would allow judges to delay granting a divorce decree in some cases.
27. The second prong of the strategy is the provision of basic social services for the poor.
28. You should make provision for things going wrong.
29. The department is responsible for the provision of residential care services.
30. In the bank, and elsewhere, you may hear the term 'utility bill'—this simply refers to bills relating to the provision of services to your home, such as electricity, gas, water and telephone.
31. They also made £ 61.23bn provisions for future fines.
32. Support the provision of public goods.
33. The provisions can last three days at most.
34. Provision of emergency health kits.
35. There is no provision for anyone to sit down here.
36. Energy provision is usually estimated from estimates of substrate-level phosphorylation and glycolytic flux.
37. This provision gives the president total and unchecked power.
38. There is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or, importantly, who is responsible for their provision.
39. He had already made provisions for (= planned for the financial future of) his wife and children before the accident.
40. The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms.
41. This new provision allows societies to raise capital by issuing Deferred Shares.
42. Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C.
43. At this stage of facilities provision, the airport also has the possibility of taking on the role of the final destination rather than merely a facilitator of access.
44. One provision of the law was to roll back taxes to the 1975 level.
45. Both sides have to act according to the provisions of the agreement.
46. Provision supporting software.
47. The provision of specialist teachers is being increased.
48. There were few provisions available in exchange for food stamps: ersatz coffee, macaroni, small cubes of margarine.
49. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers.
50. He had already made provisions for his wife and children before the accident.
51. Special provision should be made for children.
52. The government is responsible for the provision of health care.
