provision
noun
a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
overprovision
-
a word derived from
provision.
Example Sentences
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The councillors said the local authority should first ask the Scottish government to revisit its original plan to have an overprovision policy within short-term lets legislation.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Peter Rees, then the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, sent a memo to the Prime Minister in 1984, referring to a "substantial overprovision" in Scotland's block grant, which at the time was £6bn.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2014
