Ruling vs Provision - What's the difference?
ruling | provision |
That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
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 ruling and provision
is that ruling is an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority while provision is an item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.As verbs the difference between ruling and provision
is that ruling is present participle of lang=en while provision is to supply with provisions.As an adjective ruling
is that rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.ruling
English
Adjective
(head)- the ruling monarch
- a ruling passion
Synonyms
* governing * reigning (of a monarch ) * in power (of a government; used after the noun )Derived terms
* ruling gradientSynonyms
* commandment, edict, order, ruleVerb
(head)Anagrams
*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)