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provision
What does provision mean?
provision (noun): a stipulated condition.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use provision in a sentence?
- He accepted subject to one provision. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce provision?
/pɹəˈvɪʒən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does provision come from?
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a stipulated condition
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