What does provisions in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word provisions in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use provisions in French.

The word provisions in French means provision, provisions, supplies, money, bad cheque, bounced cheque, insufficient funds, stockpile, accounting provision, advance payment, partial payment, technical provision, drawn on insufficient funds. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word provisions

provision

nom féminin (stock)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque hiver, je fais une provision de bois.
Each winter, I lay in a provision of wood.

provisions, supplies

nom féminin pluriel (produits alimentaires)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ses placards sont pleins de provisions.
His cupboards are full of provisions.

money

nom féminin (argent à la banque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Regarde ton compte, ne fais pas de chèque sans provision.
Look at your account; don't write any checks without funds.

bad cheque, bounced cheque

nom masculin (chèque sans solde) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

insufficient funds

nom masculin (compte insuffisamment approvisionné)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

stockpile

locution verbale (se pourvoir largement en [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma grand-mère faisait toujours provision de conserves au cas où il y aurait une pénurie.

accounting provision

nom féminin (somme mise de côté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le montant des impôts fait souvent l'objet d'une provision comptable.

advance payment

nom féminin pluriel (sommes prévues pour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

partial payment

nom féminin (somme remise à [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

technical provision

nom féminin (charge pour dépense prévue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce budget de voyage prévoit une provision technique.

drawn on insufficient funds

locution adjectivale (paiement : sans solde suffisant) (payment)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The payment was refused due to insufficient funds.

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