provision
noun
a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
provisions
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pluralof provision.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof provision (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
provisionnouna clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
Example Sentences
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For him, originalism denotes that “constitutional provisions should be understood to mean what the public would have taken them to mean when they were adopted.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
So here are estimated provisions for LLR for the third quarter, along with actual numbers for the previous four quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Authorities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all make provisions for adoptees to access their medical history, but the way this operates in practice can vary hugely in the different nations.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The court ruling behind the flare-up of xenophobic tensions said certain provisions of a government act on refugees were unconstitutional.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sometimes the men come down from the mountains, demanding provisions.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
