| alimony |
provision for maintaining livelihood. [1/2 definitions] |
| allow for |
to take into consideration; make provision for. |
| chapter 11 |
a provision of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Act that allows a company to reorganize and remain in business, provided it pays its current debts by a date set by a court. |
| charity |
any provision to aid needy persons or other worthy causes, or all such actions, viewed collectively. [1/5 definitions] |
| clause |
a section, article, or provision of a legal document or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| condition |
a circumstance or provision upon which something else depends; prior restriction. [1/9 definitions] |
| double indemnity |
a provision in a life or accident insurance policy that twice the face value of the contract will be paid in the event of accidental death. |
| foresee |
to make provision for the future; use foresight. [1/2 definitions] |
| foresight |
concern and provision for future needs and eventualities; prudence. [1/2 definitions] |
| forethought |
a thinking about beforehand, esp. in order to make provision for an eventuality; anticipation; calculation. |
| hand to mouth |
in a way that provides only for one's barest needs at the present time without any provision for the future. |
| hoarding |
the action of accumulating and saving money or goods as provision against future need, especially in a secretive and guarded fashion. [1/2 definitions] |
| morganatic |
of or designating a form of marriage between a titled aristocrat and a commoner, with the provision that the title and property involved may pass neither to the untitled partner nor to any children of the marriage. |
| Necessary and Proper Clause |
the provision in the U.S. Constitution that Congress will have the power to make laws that are necessary and proper for executing the powers vested by the Constitution. |
| plenty |
a full provision or supply. [1/4 definitions] |
| reprovision |
combined form of provision. |
| service |
the provision of accommodation, communication, or transportation to the public. [1/14 definitions] |
| subsistence |
the provision, source, or means of sustenance; that which supports life or continued operation. [1/2 definitions] |