Noun

(en noun)

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

* Francis Bacon

making provision for the relief of strangers

* Milton

And of provisions laid in large, / For man and beast.

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

(Shakespeare)

Money set aside for a future event.

(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.

We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.

(legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(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.

(Blackstone)

Noun

(en noun)

Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.

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An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.

An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.

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*:"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements , refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir! "

(lb) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.

A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.