Synonyms for provisions

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1. commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals(noun)

   a stock or supply of foods

   Synonyms:
   victual, nutrition, nutriment, pabulum, viands, alimentation, victuals, provender, feed, aliment, comestible, commissariat, sustenance, edible, nourishment, eatable

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. provisions(n. pl.)

   Synonyms:
   FOOD, victuals, provender, fare, eatables, viands, subsistence, BREAD

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1. List of paraphrases for "provisions":

   arrangements, provision, clauses, dispositions, rules, regulations, requirements, stipulations, terms, articles, measures, clause, judgements, disposiciones, sentences, steps, requirement, texts, appropriations, prescriptions, arrangement, verdicts

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Alex

US English

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use provisions in a sentence?

1. Alexandria Carr:

   The focus (for banks) for the immediate future should be on negotiating transitional provisions.

2. Paul Murphy:

   There is much to be commended in the draft Bill, but the Home Office (interior ministry) has a significant amount of further work to do before parliament can be confident that the provisions have been fully thought through.

3. Rob Bishop:

   The administration is still negotiating on provisions of the legislation, creating uncertainty in both parties.

4. Michael Bormann:

   We are talking about long-term investments and commitments and at the moment it looks as if further provisions are being justified without companies having any idea of how to generate the financial means to cover them.

5. Margaret Martin:

   It must be positive, it must be practical and it must make them and their children safer from abuse. What is promised on paper must be fully resourced to be effective in protecting those affected by domestic violence. We are concerned that an already over-stretched system will see an increase in demand when the new provisions commence, women must feel change quickly.

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