Meaning & use
provision
A clause in a legal document, contract, or law that sets out a specific condition or requirement.
See it in a sentence
The lease contains a provision that prohibits tenants from keeping pets in the building.
Lawmakers added a new provision to the bill to protect small businesses from the tax increase.
A note on using this word
Provision is common in legal, contractual, and legislative writing; it usually refers to one specific rule within a larger document, not the whole document itself.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A supply of food, equipment, or other necessities prepared in advance, usually used in the plural.
The ship carried enough provisions to last the crew six months at sea.
3. verb
To supply a person, group, or place with necessary food, equipment, or resources.
Volunteers worked through the night to provision the shelter before the storm arrived.
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