# provision

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ · frequency rank #5,727

## Definitions
1. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
2. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
3. Money set aside for a future event.
4. A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
5. A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
6. Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
7. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

## Etymology
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).

## Easily confused with
- **proviso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provision-vs-proviso)
- **provisions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provision-vs-provisions)
- **provisional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provision-vs-provisional)
- **precision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precision-vs-provision)

## Common misspellings (14)
`porvision`, `pprovision`, `proivsion`, `proviison`, `provisino`, `provisionn`, `provisoin`, `provission`, `provition`, `provsiion`, `provvision`, `prrovision`, `prvoision`, `rpovision`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/provision