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词汇 provision
释义 provision
noun
uk /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/ us /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/

provisionnoun (SUPPLY)


C1[ C or U ]
the act of providing something: 提供;供给;准备
The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.提供良好的公共交通对该地区的发展极为重要。
Of course there's provision in the plan for population increase.当然这项计划里有应对人口增长的措施。
When designing buildings in this area, you have to make provision against earthquakes.在该地区设计建筑物时,需要考虑防震措施。
 provisions[ plural ]
supplies of food and other necessary things: 粮食;给养,物资
provisions for the journey旅途给养
The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate .
Very few companies make childcare provision for working mothers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Giving, providing and supplying
accommodate
accommodate someone with something
administer
administration
afford
arm someone with something
be good for somethingidiom
dish
hand something around
hand something back
hand something down
hand something in
outfit
put something on
re-equip
re-equipment
reassign
reassignment
render
tender

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Food - general words

provisionnoun (LAW)


[ C ]
a statement within an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done, especially before another can happen or be done: 规定,条款
We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers.我们在条约中加入了一些条款以保护外籍员工。
[ + that ]She accepted the job with the provision that she would be paid expenses for relocating.她接受了这份工作,条件是要给安家费。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Rules & laws
administrative
admiralty
anti-bribery
anti-regulatory
anti-sodomy
binding
blue law
humanitarian law
invocation
juridical
juridically
juristic
land tenure
legislation
mandatory
the rule of law
Ts and Cs
uncalled
uncanonical
unenforceable

provisionnoun (FINANCE)


in a company's accounts (= financial records), an amount of money that is kept in case of a possible future loss: (公司账户上,为未来可能的亏损做准备的)准备金
The insurance company made a provision against claims over alleged pension fraud.保险公司为针对养老金欺诈指控的索赔安排了准备金。
 make provision for something
to make arrangements to deal with something, often financial arrangements: 为…做好准备(尤指经济上的保障)
He hasn't made any provision for his retirement yet.他在经济上还未做好退休的准备。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accounting
accountancy
accountant
accounting
accounts
auditor
bad debt
balance
bill
budget
creative accounting
double entry bookkeeping
false accounting
forensic accountant
forensic accounting
loss
treasurer
unaudited
uncredited
unreconciled
write something down

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Planning, expecting and arranging
provision
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/ us /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
to supply someone or something with food and other necessary things为…提供给养(或物资)
Synonyms
furnish someone with somethingformal
purveyformal
supply
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Giving, providing and supplying
accommodate
accommodate someone with something
administer
administration
afford
arm someone with something
be good for somethingidiom
dish
hand something around
hand something back
hand something down
hand something in
outfit
put something on
re-equip
re-equipment
reassign
reassignment
render
tender

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Providing & serving meals

provision | American Dictionary


provision
noun
us/prəˈvɪʒ·ən/

provisionnoun (SOMETHING NEEDED)


[ C/U ]
something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it:
[ U ]When designing buildings in California, you have to make some provision for earthquakes.
[ C ]Ample provisions for aircraft stability have been made.
[ C/U ]
Provisions are also supplies of food and other necessary items:
[ pl ]Provisions had to be flown in by helicopter.

provisionnoun (AGREEMENT)


[ C ]
a statement in an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done:
Her contract contains a provision covering additional expenses.

provision | Business English


provision
noun
uk /prəˈvɪʒən/us
[ C or U ] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
in a company's accounts, an amount of money that is kept in case of a possible future loss or debt:
The insurance company made a provision against claims over alleged pension fraud.
a provision for sthThe finance director revealed a $47m provision for finding and compensating victims of bad pensions advice.
[ C or U ] LAW
a part of a legal document that states that something must happen or be done:
Employees may be asked to go to a new and different place of work under the provisions of a mobility clause.
include/contain a provisionMany contracts currently include a provision prohibiting supervisors from doing work done by union workers.
anti-fraud/registration provisions
statutory/legal provisions
[ U ]
the act of selling goods or services or making them available to be used:
The Group remains fully committed to the provision of mortgage finance to individuals.
service/pension/retirement provision
 make provision(s) (for sth)
to make plans for dealing with something that will or may happen in the future:
If companies are to succeed in the long term, they must make provisions for coping with a diverse international marketplace.

See also


bad debt provision
call provision
restructuring provision
sunset provision
tax provision
provision
verb[ I or T ]
uk /prəˈvɪʒən/us
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
to keep an amount of money available to be used in case of a possible future loss or debt:
The company has revealed that it has provisioned £235m for asbestos-related claims.

Examples of provision


provision
The local press company may offer publications that cross-subsidize the provision of political information that supports the state.
The net result is reduced diversity in provision.
Thus, informed speculation concerning the outcome of the equal antecedent-risk insurance mechanism would serve as the guideline for evaluating the justice of communal medical provision.
Its generous pension programme contrasts with a virtual absence of state interest in health or care provision for elders.
This intermediate set of outputs are highly uncertain and remote from the final outcome of efficiency of healthcare provision.
It will be valuable for staff working in the planning and provision of services to an ageing population of adults with a learning disability.
In societies characterised by extreme inequality, the effects of unequal citizen involvement may actually exacerbate the inequitable provision of public security.
The discrepancy between apparent need and service provision is currently covered by family and spousal support and by voluntary services.
It is a problem that most electroacoustic educators seek to address in combination with the provision of extensive practical composition skills.
Most studies of financial development have placed primary emphasis on the provision of external finance.
The book takes a strong ideological stance in favour of the state's primary role in social services provision.
All participating pharmacists received training in the provision of pharmaceutical care.
Analyses are required of other dimensions of the social structure and of support provision by non-kin.
It follows that care provision by children, the financial support of children, poor housing conditions, and relatively low income are all predictors of co-residence.
English housing provision, therefore, relied on the market as well as central and local government hierarchies.
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Collocations withprovision


provision

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accounting provisions
What are the accounting provisions between one member of the group and another?
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amnesty provision
The amnestyprovision will apply to both those groups until the end of next year.
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appropriate provision
I strongly believe that the appropriateprovision of child care makes an important contribution to the achievement of economic prosperity at national and regional level.
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