provisions

Definition of Provisions in English :

a stock or supply of foods

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Provisions

plural noun

1.

food and other necessities, esp for an expedition

On board were enough provisions for two weeks.

2.

food obtained for a household

n.

1.

a. The act of providing or supplying something: the provision of health care; the provision of rations.

b. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation: The provision for retirement requires planning.

2.

a. Something provided: A fire escape is an important provision in a building.

b. provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.

3. A preparatory action or measure: We must make provisions for riding out the storm.

4. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document: the constitutional provision concerned with due process.

v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions

v.tr.

To supply with provisions.

v.intr.

To take preparatory action or measures: A bank must provision against losses from bad loans.