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Another word for provision

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Noun

  1. A plan made in preparation for an undertaking.

    See also:

    planned

  2. Something fit to be eaten.

    See also:

    ingestion

  3. A restricting or modifying element

    See also:

    limited

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Another word for provision

Noun

  1. Arrangement

      1. The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases.
      1. A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure:
      2. A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
      3. A sketch done in this style.
      1. The act or process of preparing.
      2. The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.
      3. An action done to prepare for something, especially for an event or undertaking:
    See also:

    plan

  2. Supplies; usually plural

      1. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
      2. A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:
      3. For use during emergencies:
      1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
      2. A stock or supply reserved for future use:
      3. Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.
      1. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
      2. The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
      3. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.
    See also:

    reserve

    equipment

  3. A proviso

    See also:

    requirement

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Sentence Examples

  • Notwithstanding the offices he had filled he died poor, and provision had to be made for his daughter out of the funds of the state.

  • In cases where statutes did touch the question of regulation, they had to do with the operation of trains and with the provision of facilities for shippers and passengers, rather than with questions of rates.

  • Until other provision was made, the governor-general was to have a salary of £10,000, paid by the Commonwealth.

  • It forbade the granting of passes except to certain specified classes, - a provision entirely absent from the original measure.

  • Under this provision an amendment cannot be adopted until nearly four years after it is first proposed.

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