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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 1537
provision
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Meanings
noun
- the action of providing or supplying something for use.E.g. new contracts for the provision of services
- an amount or thing supplied or provided.E.g. changing levels of transport provision
- a condition or requirement in a legal document.E.g. the first private prosecution under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act
- an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant.
verb
- supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.E.g. civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies
- set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability.E.g. financial institutions have to provision against loan losses
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