provision
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noun
1. the action of providing or supplying something for use:
〖具体例では可算〗 «…の/…に対する» (必需品の)供給, 支給; (経済的)援助 «of/for»
e.g. new contracts for the provision of services.
(provision for/provision against) financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements:
〖具体例では可算〗 «…(するため)の/…に対する» 用意, 準備 «for (doing)/against» ; (物資などの)ストック, 備蓄
e.g. farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement.
an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, especially a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset.
2. an amount or thing supplied or provided:
e.g. low levels of social provision.
(provisions) supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.
｟やや古｠ ; 〖～s〗 (旅行用などの)食糧, 食料 (!調理済みで保存が効く食品をさす)
3. a condition or requirement in a legal document:
«…に関する/…という» (契約･法律などの)条項, 規定 «for/that節»
e.g. a key provision in civil rights law
e.g. an appraisal under the provisions of the National Housing Act.
4. Christian Church, historical an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant.
verb
1. with object supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey:
｟やや古｠ 【旅行などに備えて】〈人･物〉に食糧を供給する «for» ; 【食糧などを】…に供給する «with»
e.g. civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies.
2. no object set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability:
e.g. financial institutions have to provision against loan losses.
DERIVATIVES
provisioner |prəˈviZH(ə)nər| noun
provisionless adjective
provisionment noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘foresight’): via Old French from Latin provisio(n-), from providere ‘foresee, attend to’ (see provide). The verb dates from the early 19th century.