■ verb formal provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business.
Derivatives
~or noun
Origin
ME (also in the senses 'foresee, attend to in advance'): from Anglo-Norman Fr. purveier , from L. providere (see provide ).
■ verb formal provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business.
Derivatives
~or noun
Origin
ME (also in the senses 'foresee, attend to in advance'): from Anglo-Norman Fr. purveier , from L. providere (see provide ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004