provisions
Food and necessities
Provisions are supplies, especially food and other necessities for a journey or extended stay: We stocked up on provisions before the camping trip.
The word also refers to stipulations or conditions in legal documents: The contract includes a provision for early termination.
To provision is to supply with what's needed: The ship was provisioned for a six-month voyage.
Toothed wheel or belongings
- equipmentTools for a task
- rationsControlled food portions
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- cacheConcealed storage spot
kit · materiel · outfitting · stores · sundries · necessaries · accoutrements · commissary
Food bought at stores
- rationsControlled food portions
- victualsFood and drink
- foodstuffsEdible items or ingredients
- comestiblesEdible items collectively
staples · perishables · hardtack · jerky · pemmican · biltong · MRE · pantry
Concealed storage spot
- reserveSupply kept back
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- depotVehicle storage facility
warehouse · storehouse · repository · magazine · bunker · armory · arsenal · larder
Food that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- nutritionBodily use of food
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- energyPower to do work
fuel · feeding · intake · diet · meals · keep · maintenance · board
Distribution of shares
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- portionDivided share given
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- sharePortion given out
apportionment · distribution · allowance · dole · entitlement · issue · limitation · scarcity
Provision in agreement
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- conditionState or stipulation
- termFixed period or word
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
section · covenant · requirement · specification · caveat · addendum · amendment · rider
Supplying with necessary gear
- resupplyProvide fresh provisions
- victualingSupplying food stores
- equippingProviding necessary tools
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
procurement · caravan · porter · sherpa · logistics
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
cache · kit · materiel · outfitting · stores · sundries · necessaries · accoutrements · commissary · quartermaster
groceries
Food bought at stores
- rationsControlled food portions
- victualsFood and drink
- foodstuffsEdible items or ingredients
comestibles · staples · perishables · hardtack · jerky · pemmican · biltong · MRE · pantry · larder
cache
Concealed storage spot
depot · warehouse · storehouse · repository · magazine · bunker · armory · arsenal · larder · granary
nourishment
Food that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- nutritionBodily use of food
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
energy · fuel · feeding · intake · diet · meals · keep · maintenance · board · upkeep
allocation
Distribution of shares
share · apportionment · distribution · allowance · dole · entitlement · issue · limitation · scarcity · austerity
clause
Provision in agreement
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- conditionState or stipulation
- termFixed period or word
article · section · covenant · requirement · specification · caveat · addendum · amendment · rider · exception
outfitting
Supplying with necessary gear
- resupplyProvide fresh provisions
- victualingSupplying food stores
- equippingProviding necessary tools
foraging · procurement · caravan · porter · sherpa · logistics
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- CastawaysRobinson Crusoe, castaway, Gilligan, shipwreck, stranded
- expedition campsbase camp, high camp, bivouac, tents, tent
- food aidfood assistance, food relief, food stamps, food pantry, food donations
- military readinessreadiness, mobilization, deployment, drills, training
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
provisionslacks
Is missing something
shortages · deprivation · scarcity · want · dearth
provisionsremovals
Acts of taking away
withdrawals · confiscations · deprivations · seizures · withholdings
- provisional licenseRestricted beginner driver credential
- provisional ballotVote requiring later verification
- emergency provisionsSupplies for sudden crises
- provisional governmentTemporary authority pending transition
- army provisionsFood for military forces
- financial provisionMoney designated for purpose
provision, provisional, provisionally, provisioned, provisioning, provisioner, provisioners, reprovisioning