noun
1 supply
ADJECTIVE
▪ federal , private , state
▪ childcare , educational , housing , nursery , pension , service , welfare , etc. (all esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
Several companies are responsible for the ~ of cleaning services.
2 for a future situation; in a legal document
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ adequate
▪
It is important to make adequate ~ for your retirement.
▪ detailed
▪ express ( esp. BrE ), particular , special , specific
▪ relevant
▪ key
▪ constitutional , legal , legislative , statutory
▪ sunset ( law , esp. AmE )
▪
The law contained a sunset ~, requiring Congress to re-authorize it in 2008.
VERB + PROVISION
▪ make
▪ contain , include
▪
~s contained in the contract
PROVISION + VERB
▪ apply
▪
The same ~s apply to foreign-owned companies.
▪ allow sth , require sth
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
They had made all kinds of ~s against bad weather.
▪ ~ for
▪
The Act contains detailed ~s for appeal against the court's decision.
3 provisions food and drinks
VERB + PROVISIONS
▪ buy , stock up on , stock up with
▪
We went into town to stock up on ~s.