preparation vs provision

preparation

noun
  • The act of preparing or getting ready. 

  • The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day. 

  • A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared. 

  • The state of being prepared; readiness. 

  • Devotional exercises introducing an office. 

  • Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano. 

  • The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance. 

  • A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen. 

provision

noun
  • The act of providing, or making previous preparation. 

  • A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. 

  • An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use. 

  • A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions. 

  • Money set aside for a future event. 

  • Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. 

  • A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. 

verb
  • To supply with provisions. 

  • To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system. 

How often have the words preparation and provision occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )