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Provision vs Qualification - What's the difference?

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Provision is a related term of qualification.


As nouns the difference between provision and qualification

is that provision is provision while qualification is a clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.

provision

English

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)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To supply with provisions.

    • Synonyms

    * supply * victual

    Related terms

    * provisional * provisionings * provide

    qualification

    English

    (wikipedia qualification)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
    • I accept your offer, but with the following qualification .
  • The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
    • Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
  • (obsolete) A quality or attribute.
  • *1714 , (Bernard Mandeville), The Fable of the Bees :
  • *:To shew, that these Qualfications , which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem.
  • An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
    • What are your qualifications for this job?

    Derived terms

    * disqualification * qualification problem

    Related terms

    * qualify * certification

    See also

    * clarification ----