(Accounting 会计) [countable, uncountable] an amount of money that a company keeps for a particular purpose or to deal with possible problems or expenses in the future准备金◆The bank has set aside extra provisions for bad loans.银行为呆账留出了额外的准备金。◆an increase in bad debt provision呆账准备金的增加 SYN reserve [uncountable] the act of supplying sb with sth that they need or want提供；供给；给养◆The government is responsible for the provision of health care.政府负责提供医疗服务。◆the provision of broadband services for businesses为企业提供宽带服务 (Law 法律) [countable] a condition or an arrangement in a legal document（法律文件的）规定，条款◆The contract is subject to the provisions of the Supply of Goods and Services Act.本合同受《货物和劳务供应法》的条款管辖。 call provision sunset provision tax provision