Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provisionment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-vi-sion-ment
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The supplying of provisions.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the Spanish Fathers […] came into a hostile country, carrying little provisionment but their breviary and crucifix."
"Those were wartime provisionments, with Michel being granted "economy" (i.e., commission) contract arrangements; the navy thereby consented to bear much of the risk and cost, including costs engendered by long delays en route, as in 1747-1748, when six cargoes of Michel's masts were tied up in Holland at one time, the carrier being unable to proceed to France."

Etymology

From provision + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: provision

Usage

Inflected Forms

provisionments (plural)

Derived Forms

reprovisionment

Questions

What does provisionment mean?: The supplying of provisions.
Where does provisionment come from?: From provision + -ment.

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