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Prepositions with nouns

Provision with prepositions

Provision commonly takes of for supplying something and for when planning or preparing for needs.

Quick answer

Common combinations with provision

Use provision of for supplying services or resources. Use provision for when making arrangements for needs or future situations. In provision is uncommon except in legal or technical language.

The contract covers the provision of medical care.
The budget includes provision for emergencies.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
provision of + service

Supplying or providing something

Of introduces the thing supplied.

The law regulates the provision of public transport.
2
provision for + need

Making arrangements

For introduces a person, purpose, or future need.

There is adequate provision for elderly residents.
3
under the provisions of

Referring to legal rules

Provisions in the plural often appears in legal language.

The payment was made under the provisions of the agreement.
4
provision with + feature

Adding descriptive information

With usually adds a feature rather than completing the noun.

They requested a contract with provision for annual reviews.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
provision of
the provision of housing
the act of supplying something
provision for
provision for retirement
arrangement or preparation
in provision
The phrase appears in some legal contexts.
rare and technical; not common general English
with provision
a plan with provision for delays
with introduces an added clause or feature

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using to after provision

Provision does not normally take to as a direct complement.

✕ provision to healthcare ✓ provision of healthcare

Confusing provision of and provision for

Of means supplying; for means arranging or preparing.

✕ provision of emergencies ✓ provision for emergencies

Using in provision in ordinary English

In provision is uncommon outside technical or legal contexts.

✕ The company works in provision of food. ✓ The company works in the provision of food.

Omitting of after provision

Provision often needs of before the supplied item.

✕ the provision healthcare ✓ the provision of healthcare

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The policy supports the ___ childcare services.
2. The plan includes ___ future repairs.
3. The payment was made under the ___ the contract.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between provision of and provision for?

Provision of means supplying something. Provision for means making arrangements for something.

Is in provision common?

No. It is mainly found in technical or legal language.

Can provision take with?

Yes, but with usually introduces additional information rather than a fixed complement.

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