provision
noun
a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
was provisioning
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past progressiveof provision.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was provisioning Western ports, paying their garrisons, and reckoning the cost of maintenance of captive Spaniards.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
