provision

provision
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of providing or supplying something for use
    供应，提供
    new contracts for the provision of services.
    提供服务的新合同。
    ■(provision for/against)financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements
    （金钱或其他方面的）预备，准备；预先采取的措施
    farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement.
    农民对退休生活准备较迟缓。
    ■[count noun]an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, especially a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset
    （机构账户上为已知负债，尤指坏账或资产价值缩减，从利润中留出的）准备金
  2. an amount or thing supplied or provided
    供应量，供给物
    changing levels of transport provision.
    不断变化的交通供给水平。
    ■(provisions)supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey
    （尤指为旅行准备的）必需品（如食品、饮料、设备）
  3. [count noun]a condition or requirement in a legal document
    条文，条款；规定
    the first private prosecution under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act.
    根据1989年水利法条款的首例私人诉讼案。
  4. (Christian Church, historical)an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant
    (基督教 史)神职委任（尤指教皇对尚未缺额神职的预先委任）
verb
  1. [with obj.]supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey
    （尤指为旅行）提供（食品、饮料、设备）
  2. [no obj.]set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability
    （为已知债务）留出准备金
    financial institutions have to provision against loan losses.
    金融机构必须为贷款损失提供准备金。
派生
provisioner
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'foresight'): via Old French from Latin provisio(n-), from providere 'foresee, attend to' (see provide). The verb dates from the early 19th cent
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