provision.

1. The act of making something available or arranging for a need to be met.

2. A particular rule or condition written into a law, agreement, or document.

3. Money or resources reserved to meet an expected expense or loss.

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Words that belong together

• service provision
• provision of equipment

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Service provision varied sharply between districts.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.