Hoard vs Provision - What's the difference?
hoard | provision | Related terms |
A hidden supply or fund.
(archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
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.
Hoard is a related term of provision.
As nouns the difference between hoard and provision
is that hoard is a hidden supply or fund while provision is provision.As a verb hoard
is to amass, usually for one's personal collection.hoard
English
Noun
(en noun)- a hoard''' of provisions; a '''hoard of money
See also
* (Hoarding) * * hordeAnagrams
*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)