provisionとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/
• ハイフネーション: pro‧vi‧sion

名詞

provision (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 provisions)

1. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], page 17, →OCLC:

     [H]e hath preſerued all points of Humanity, in taking Order, and making Proviſion for the Releefe of Strangers diſtreſſed; whereof you have taſted.

   • 1674, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, page 307:

     [Noah] Began to build a Veſſel of huge bulk, / Meaſur'd by Cubit, length, and breadth, and highth, / Smeared round with Pitch, and in the ſide a dore, / Contriv'd, and of proviſions laid in large / For Man and Beaſt: [...]

   • 1728 [March 17, 1721], Betagh, William, A Voyage Round the World. Being an Account of a Remarkable Enterprize, Begun In the Year 1719, chiefly to cruiſe on the Spaniards in the great South Ocean. Relating the True hiſtorical Facts of that whole Affair: Teſtifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by Authorities from the Owners.‎^[1], London: T. Combes, →OCLC, page 151:

     We have an infirm ſhip's company, and but five months proviſion, which muſt ſerve us to China unleſs we get a ſupply at Guam.

2. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
   • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision,
     To shield thee from disasters of the world,

3. Money set aside for a future event.
4. (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.

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

   Synonyms: condition, stipulation

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

7. (Roman Catholicism) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
8. (Britain, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
   • 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

     a papal provision

派生語

• make provision for

動詞

provision (三人称単数 現在形 provisions, 現在分詞 provisioning, 過去形および過去分詞形 provisioned)

1. (transitive) To supply with provisions.

   to provision an army

   • 2001, David L. Lieber; Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 85:

     An emancipated slave must be provisioned by the master.

2. (transitive, computing) To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.

同意語

• supply
• victual

関連する語

• deprovision
• direct provision
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