provisioning Definition

provision
noun

1. The act or process of providing.
2. Something provided or made available; facilities.
3. Preparations; measures taken in advance.

Example: make provision for the future
Thesaurus: plans, arrangements, preparations, prearrangements.
4. Food and other necessities.

Thesaurus: reserves, accoutrements, equipment, supplies, food, rations, stores, foodstuffs, groceries, fare, sustenance, victuals, edibles, eatables, comestibles, provender, eats (slang), grub (slang).
Form: provisions
5. law.
A condition or requirement; a clause stipulating or enabling something.
Thesaurus: requirement, condition, prerequisite, demand, proviso, specification, stipulation, term, clause, caveat.

verb

provisioned, provisioning
1. To supply (eg an army, country, boat) with food.

Etymology: 14c: French, from Latin provisio forethought, from providere to provide.