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provision
has definitions from the fields of psychology,logic,finance,business
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[ noun ] (logic) a stipulated condition
Synonyms Examples "he accepted subject to one provision" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Obviously , the four year provision limits this to fundamentals and much desirable material must be eliminated . No one can deny that these `` back_door '' admissions to membership provisions have been seriously abused nor that they have not resulted in the admission of downright incompetents to membership in supposedly learned societies . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)There were liberal provisions for dispensation where documents or records were lacking . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Naturally , he couched the provision in obscure language . |
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[ noun ] the activity of supplying or providing something
Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)generous public provision for the infirm ; democratic and secret elections of all officers including priests , meals taken publicly in common refectories ; a common habit or uniform prescribed for all citizens ; even houses changed once a decade ; six hours of manual_labor a day for all but a handful of magistrates and scholars , and careful measures to prevent anyone from shirking ; no private_property , no money ; no sort of pricing at_all for any goods or services , and therefore no market in the economic sense of the term . |
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[ noun ] (psychology) the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Synonyms Examples "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)But , from our reading of the Western_Talmud , we Urielites believe that the Forerunner , knowing this situation would arise , made reference to and provision for divorce . Related terms thinking agreement calculation premeditation applecart malice_aforethought plan |
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[ noun ] (finance,business) a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
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