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Added 9 October 2026

provision

/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ noun

In Latin: penus, penum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about provision at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Money set aside for a future event.

verb

To supply with provisions.
to provision an army
To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system; to install the necessary software on a bare-bones system so it can be used for a specific purpose.

Origin

From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).

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