Circular vs Provision - What's the difference?
circular | provision |
Of or relating to a circle.
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
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, title= Circuitous or roundabout.
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
Distributed to a large number of persons.
* Hallam
(obsolete) Perfect; complete.
* Massinger
(archaic) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
* Dennis
A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer
In administration, a circular letter
(dated) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
* Francis Bacon
* Milton
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Money set aside for a future event.
(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
(legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
(Roman Catholic) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
(UK, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
As nouns the difference between circular and provision
is that circular is a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer while provision is provision.As an adjective circular
is of or relating to a circle.circular
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
- circular reasoning
- Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition.
- a circular formula in a spreadsheet
- a proclamation of Henry III., doubtless circular throughout England
- A man so absolute and circular / In all those wished-for rarities that may take / A virgin captive.
- Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?
Derived terms
* circular file * circularity * circular sawNoun
(en noun)See also
* advertisement * booklet * brochure * catalogue, catalog * flier, flyer * handbill, hand bill * junk mail * leaflet * pamphlet ----provision
English
Noun
(en noun)- making provision for the relief of strangers
- And of provisions laid in large, / For man and beast.
- (Shakespeare)
- We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.
- An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
- (Blackstone)