Saturday 1 November 2014

Word of the Day: Provision

provision
prəˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
noun
  1. 1.
    the action of providing or supplying something for use.
    "new contracts for the provision of services"
    synonyms:supplying, supply, providing, purveying, delivery, furnishing, equipping,giving,
    donation, allocation, distribution, presentation
    "the President condemned the provision of weapons to guerrillas"

  2. 2.
    an amount or thing supplied or provided.
    "changing levels of transport provision"


    synonymsfacilities, services, amenities, resource(s), equipment, arrangements,solutions; 



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

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