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{
"term": "provision",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of supplying somebody with something that they need or want; something that is supplied",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "housing provision"
},
{
"text": "The government is responsible for the provision of healthcare."
},
{
"text": "There is no provision for anyone to sit down here."
},
{
"text": "The provision of specialist teachers is being increased."
},
{
"text": "Several companies are responsible for the provision of cleaning services."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["federal", "private", "state"],
"preposition": ["provision of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "preparations that you make for something that might or will happen in the future",
"sensetop": "provision for somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had already **made provisions for** *(= planned for the financial future of)* his wife and children before the accident."
},
{
"text": "You should **make provision for** things going wrong."
},
{
"text": "Small businesses are advised to make adequate provisions against bad debts."
},
{
"text": "The plans for developing the area include provision for both water and field sports."
},
{
"text": "You need to make adequate provision for your retirement."
},
{
"text": "The company had made provisions against falls in land prices."
},
{
"text": "They had made all kinds of provisions against bad weather."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["full", "adequate", "detailed"],
"verb + provision": ["make", "contain", "include"],
"provision + verb": ["apply", "allow something", "require something"],
"preposition": ["provision against", "provision for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "supplies of food and drink, especially for a long journey",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We have enough provisions to last us two weeks."
},
{
"text": "We went into town to stock up on provisions."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + provisions": ["buy", "stock up on", "stock up with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a condition or an arrangement in a legal document",
"sensetop": "under the provisions of something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The same provisions apply to foreign-owned companies."
},
{
"text": "Under the provisions of the lease, the tenant is responsible for repairs.",
"contextForm": "under the provisions of something"
},
{
"text": "The Act contains detailed provisions for appeal against the court's decision."
},
{
"text": "provisions contained in the contract"
},
{
"text": "Specific provisions had been made for foreign nationals."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["full", "adequate", "detailed"],
"verb + provision": ["make", "contain", "include"],
"provision + verb": ["apply", "allow something", "require something"],
"preposition": ["provision against", "provision for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈvɪʒn/",
"audio": "pr/provision/provision__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈvɪʒn/",
"audio": "pr/provision/provision__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘foresight’): via Old French from Latin provisio(n-), from providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent."
}