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Provisions   /prəvˈɪʒənz/   Listen
Provisions

noun
1.
A stock or supply of foods.  Synonyms: commissariat, provender, viands, victuals.


Provision

noun
1.
A stipulated condition.  Synonym: proviso.
2.
The activity of supplying or providing something.  Synonyms: supply, supplying.
3.
The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening.  Synonyms: planning, preparation.
4.
A store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms).
verb
(past & past part. provisioned; pres. part. provisioning)
1.
Supply with provisions.  Synonym: purvey.



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"Provisions" Quotes from Famous Books



... six miles away could house no more guests, or his workmen could not all find lodging in the neighborhood, it was possible to shelter there. The roof was weather-tight, a wood fire could be built on the stone hearth, and with fresh straw from Borstall Farm for beds, provisions from the same source, and their own cloaks for covering, travelers ...
— Masters of the Guild • L. Lamprey
... satisfactory evidence that he is familiar with the {30} provisions and history of the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution ...
— Boy Scouts Handbook - The First Edition, 1911 • Boy Scouts of America
... more than one-third, without counting the soldiers who had died, or been slain by the Spanish fire; and three thousand seamen also were unfit for duty. Water was procured with difficulty, and fresh provisions were almost unknown. ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 72, October, 1863 • Various
... this happy condition but endeavoring to arouse a general turn towards it, we must make some provisions to support the feeble in their turn, and those who turn towards our Peace-Union that they might easier settle matters with those who belong to their family and will not turn into ...
— Secret Enemies of True Republicanism • Andrew B. Smolnikar
... fortnight, Ronald going up every two or three days to purchase provisions at the scattered cottages. On Saturday night they lit a great fire just inside the mouth of the cave, so that while the flames could be seen far out at sea the light would be unobserved by the garrison of Dunluce or any straggler on ...
— In Freedom's Cause • G. A. Henty


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