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provision

noun · verb

Simple meaning

An item of goods or supplies.

Pronunciation

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pruhvizhuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

pɹəˈvɪʒən

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

  2. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

  3. Money set aside for a future event.

verb

  1. Supply with provisions

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

Used this way, provision is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use provision

  • “He accepted subject to one provision.”noun

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make provisionservice provisionconstitutional provisionspecial provisionmade provisionstatutory provisionsome provisionadequate provision

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • provisionsnounPlural form

    A stock or supply of foods.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • porcupine provisionnounCompound term

    A measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts.

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Synonyms

Sense: supply with provisions

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