[] () to keep an amount of money for a particular purpose, for example paying taxes 预备，准备（钱）◆The company had to provision $450m to fight a series of lawsuits. 这家公司不得不准备 4.50 亿元来打一连串官司。◆It is essential to provision against the possibility of non-payment. 有必要准备钱以防拒付的可能性。➡provide ▸proˈvisioning
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[] ◆The bank has just increased its provisioning against bad loans. 这家银行刚提高了准备金以防止贷款呆账。