Clause vs. Provision

Clausenoun

(grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.

Clausenoun

(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.

Clausenoun

(legal) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

Clauseverb

To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

Clausenoun

A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.

Clausenoun

A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate.

Clausenoun

See Letters clause or Letters close, under Letter.

Clausenoun

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

Clausenoun

a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Clause

In language, a clause is a constituent that links a semantic predicand (expressed or not) and a semantic predicate. A typical clause consists of a subject and a syntactic predicate, the latter typically a verb phrase, a verb with any objects and other modifiers.

Provisionnoun

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

Provisionnoun

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

Provisionnoun

Money set aside for a future event.

Provisionnoun

(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.

Provisionnoun

(legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

Provisionnoun

(Roman Catholic) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

Provisionnoun

A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

Provisionverb

(transitive) To supply with provisions.

Provisionverb

To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.

Provisionnoun

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

Provisionnoun

That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.

Provisionnoun

Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; - often in the plural.

Provisionnoun

That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.

Provisionnoun

A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

Provisionnoun

A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

Provisionverb

To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.

Provisionnoun

a stipulated condition;

Provisionnoun

the activity of supplying or providing something

Provisionnoun

the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

Provisionnoun

a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

Provisionverb

supply with provisions