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Provider meaning in English

Meaning of Provider in English

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Provider

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Noun

1. provider, supplier

someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

2. provider

someone who provides the means for subsistence

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Provider

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verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to put at the disposal of; furnish or supply
2. 
to afford; yield
this meeting provides an opportunity to talk
3. (intr; often foll by for or against)
to take careful precautions (over)
he provided against financial ruin by wise investment
4. (intransitive; foll by for)
to supply means of support (to), esp financially
he provides for his family
5. 
(in statutes, documents, etc) to determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp by including a proviso condition
6. 
to confer and induct into ecclesiastical offices
7. rare
to have or get in store
in summer many animals provide their winter food

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Provider

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verb transitiveWord forms: proˈvided or proˈviding
1.  Rare
to get ready beforehand
2. 
to make available; supply
3. 
to supply (someone) with something
4. 
to state as a condition; stipulate
verb intransitive
5. 
to prepare (for or against some probable or possible situation, occurrence, etc.)
6. 
to make a condition; stipulate
7. 
to furnish the means of support
usually with for

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Provider

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n.
1. One who supplies a means of subsistence: parents who were good providers.
2. One that makes something, such as a service, available: primary health care providers.

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