0 to give someone something that they need:
This booklet provides useful information about local services.
All meals are provided at no additional cost.
The author provides no documentary references to support her assertions.
We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services for poorer families/provide poorer families with viable social services.
Putting more police on patrol doesn't provide a real solution to the problem of increasing violence.
1 (of a law or decision) to say that something must happen if particular conditions exist:
Section 17 provides that all decisions must be circulated in writing.
3 (of a law or contract) to state that something must happen or be done:
[ I ] The new statute provides for life imprisonment without parole.
[ + that clause ] Many loan agreements provide that the interest rate will change.
4 to give something to a person, company, or organization, or to make it available for them to use:
The government has pledged to provide over $1 billion in refinancing.
provide sb with sth Customers, suppliers, and contractors will be provided with the specialist training they need to work on the project.
provide sth for sb/sth The enhanced cashflow will also provide funds for expansion into television.
provide sth to sb Our digital imaging centre provides a 3D scanning service to a wide range of customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
be provided by sb/sth According to Census data provided by the state Department of Labor and Industry, Hispanic workers constitute about 3% of the work force.
5 to produce something useful that can be used as part of a process or activity:
A well-established management process should provide a framework for the integration of all business units and operations.
It is hoped that the proposed 10-day sales-tax holiday will provide a boost to retail sales.
provide an opportunity/advantage/basis
6 if, or only if:
7 a law or rule that provides that something must happen states officially that it must happen:
Rule 222-2 provides that all notices of shareholder meetings shall be sent to shareholders not less than seven days before the date of the meeting.
Do you think the state should provide free nursery education?
They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless.
He was able to provide the police with some valuable information.
Rather than provide subsidized full-service housing, the municipality permits settlers to lease or purchase unused municipal land.
They also provide broad assessments of variables that co-occur with parent alcoholism, permitting analyses delineating the specificity of these effects.
A physician was permitted to overrule these recommendations by providing the reason at the bottom of the sheet.
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