{
    "term": "provision",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of supplying somebody with something that they need or want; something that is supplied",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "housing provision"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is responsible for the provision of healthcare."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no provision for anyone to sit down here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The provision of specialist teachers is being increased."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several companies are responsible for the provision of cleaning services."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["federal", "private", "state"],
                "preposition": ["provision of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "preparations that you make for something that might or will happen in the future",
            "sensetop": "provision for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had already **made provisions for** *(= planned for the financial future of)* his wife and children before the accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should **make provision for** things going wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Small businesses are advised to make adequate provisions against bad debts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plans for developing the area include provision for both water and field sports."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to make adequate provision for your retirement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company had made provisions against falls in land prices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had made all kinds of provisions against bad weather."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "adequate", "detailed"],
                "verb + provision": ["make", "contain", "include"],
                "provision + verb": ["apply", "allow something", "require something"],
                "preposition": ["provision against", "provision for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "supplies of food and drink, especially for a long journey",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We have enough provisions to last us two weeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went into town to stock up on provisions."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + provisions": ["buy", "stock up on", "stock up with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a condition or an arrangement in a legal document",
            "sensetop": "under the provisions of something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The same provisions apply to foreign-owned companies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the provisions of the lease, the tenant is responsible for repairs.",
                    "contextForm": "under the provisions of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Act contains detailed provisions for appeal against the court's decision."
                },
                {
                    "text": "provisions contained in the contract"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Specific provisions had been made for foreign nationals."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "adequate", "detailed"],
                "verb + provision": ["make", "contain", "include"],
                "provision + verb": ["apply", "allow something", "require something"],
                "preposition": ["provision against", "provision for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈvɪʒn/",
                "audio": "pr/provision/provision__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈvɪʒn/",
                "audio": "pr/provision/provision__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘foresight’): via Old French from Latin provisio(n-), from providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent."
}