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Noun provision has 4 senses
- provision, proviso - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
--1 is a kind of food, nutrient; condition, precondition, stipulation; food, nutrient; condition, precondition, stipulation
--1 has particulars:
- provision, supply, supplying - the activity of supplying or providing something
--2 is a kind of activity; activity
--2 has particulars: | irrigation; feeding, alimentation; fueling, refueling; healthcare delivery, health care delivery, care delivery; issue, issuing, issuance; logistics; purveyance; stocking; subvention; provision, supply, supplying; irrigation; feeding, alimentation; fueling, refueling; healthcare delivery, health care delivery, care delivery; issue, issuing, issuance; logistics; purveyance; stocking; subvention |
- planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
--3 is a kind of thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation; thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
--3 has particulars: | agreement, arrangement; applecart; mens rea, malice aforethought; calculation, deliberation; premeditation, forethought; planning, preparation, provision; agreement, arrangement; applecart; mens rea, malice aforethought; calculation, deliberation; premeditation, forethought |
- provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
--4 is a kind of store, stock, fund; store, stock, fund
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