provision

n.预备，预先采取的措施；n.提供，供应,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
provision (noun)
1.
a) the act or process of - providing (see provide)
b) the fact or state of being prepared - beforehand
c) a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or - contingency preparation made provision for replacements
2.
a stock of needed materials or supplies , especially a stock of food - usually used in plural
3.
- proviso stipulation
provision (verb)
transitive verb
to supply with needed materials (as food) to supply with - provisions
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
provision (noun)
1.
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
SYNONYMS:
contingency, if, provision, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation
RELATED WORDS:
strings, terms; precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite; limitation, modification, restriction; exception, exemption; demand, essential, must, necessity, need
provision (noun)
Array
substances intended to be eaten
SYNONYMS:
bread, chow, chuck, comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, foodstuffs, grub, meat, provender, provisions, table, tucker, viands, victuals, vittles
RELATED WORDS:
commissary, rations, supplies; aliment, nutriment; diet, nourishment, nurture, sustenance; mess, pap; ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, silage, slop, swill; feast, meal, refreshments, regale, repast, spread; board; dish, plate, platter, serving; finger food, natural food
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bane, poison, toxin, venom
provision (verb)
1.
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
SYNONYMS:
accoutre ( accouter), equip, fit (out), gird, kit (up out), outfit, provision, rig, supply
RELATED WORDS:
stock, store; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present; apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate; allocate, allot, assign; arm, fortify, prepare; reequip, refit, refurnish, reoutfit
NEAR ANTONYMS:
deprive, dispossess, divest, strip
provision (verb)
2.
to provide food or meals for
SYNONYMS:
board, cater, provision, victual
RELATED WORDS:
serve, wait; nourish, nurture, sustain; banquet, dine, feast, regale; mess; batten, fatten, fill; force-feed, overfeed, surfeit; underfeed; hand-feed, spoon-feed; refeed, reprovision
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