supply
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supply¹
- /səˈplaɪ/
- [sʌˈpʰɫaɪ]
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin suppleo (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”).
The Middle English spelling was modified to conform to Latin etymology.
verb supplies · supplying · supplied
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To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
to supply money for the war
Similar: fulfill
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To furnish or equip with.
to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition
Similar: line
- To fill up, or keep full. Rivers are supplied by smaller streams.
- To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of. It was objected against him that he had never experienced love. Whereupon he arose, left the society, and made it a point not to return to it until he considered that he had supplied the defect.
- To serve instead of; to take the place of. Burning ships the banished sun supply.
- To act as a substitute.
- To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of. to supply a pulpit
Similar: provision
noun supplies
- The act of supplying.
- An amount of something supplied. A supply of good drinking water is essential.
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The market force that causes sellers to be both willing and able to sell a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently available to be bought at any given price point; the amount itself.
Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.
Opposite: demand
- Provisions. They are busy laying in supplies for the coming winter.
- An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures. to vote supplies
- Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
supply²
- /ˈsʌp.li/
Where it comes from
From supple + -ly.
adverb more supply · most supply · supplely
- Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness. His voice was playful and full; his back was bent supply.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: providing, provision, provide, furnish, render, add, issue, append, ply, cater, supplying, provisioning, rationing, contribute, access, issuance
verb
Similar: provision
Translations
Every language
verb to provide, make available for use
| Español | abastecer, abastar, suministrar, subministrar, suplir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공급하다 gonggeuphada |
| 日本語 | 供給する kyōkyū suru |
| 中文 | 提供 tígōng, 供應 /供应 gōngyìng, 供給 /供给 gōngjǐ |
| Português | suprir, prover, fornecer, abastecer |
| Français | fournir, approvisionner |
| Deutsch | zur Verfügung stellen, bereitstellen, liefern, versorgen mit |
| Italiano | fornire |
| Ελληνικά | εφοδιάζω efodiázo, προσφέρω prosféro |
| Русский | снабжа́ть snabžátʹ, снабди́ть snabdítʹ, поставля́ть postavljátʹ, поста́вить postávitʹ |
| العربية | زَوَّدَ zawwada |
| עברית | סִפֵּק sipeq |
verb to furnish or equip with
| Español | esquifar, avituallar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 供給 /供给 gōngjǐ |
| Português | suprir, prover, abastecer |
| Deutsch | liefern, ausrüsten |
| Italiano | rifornire, allestire |
| Ελληνικά | προσφέρω prosféro, εφοδιάζω efodiázo |
| Русский | снабжа́ть snabžátʹ, снабди́ть snabdítʹ, снаряжа́ть snarjažátʹ, снаряди́ть snarjadítʹ |
verb to fill up, or keep full
| 中文 | 補充 /补充 bǔchōng, 供給 /供给 gōngjǐ |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | πληρώνω pliróno, πληρώ pliró, γεμίζω gemízo |
verb to compensate for, make up for a deficiency of
| Español | suplir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 埋め合わせる umeawaseru, 補填する hoten suru |
| 中文 | 彌補 /弥补 míbǔ, 補足 /补足 bǔzú |
| Português | abastecer |
| Deutsch | liefern |
| Italiano | supplire |
| Ελληνικά | εφοδιάζω efodiázo, αποπληρώνω apopliróno, αποπληρώ apopliró |
| Русский | пополня́ть popolnjátʹ, попо́лнить popólnitʹ |
verb to act as a substitute
| Español | suplir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 代理を務める dairi o tsutomeru |
| 中文 | 代理 dàilǐ, 充當 /充当 chōngdāng |
| Português | suprir |
| Deutsch | vertreten |
| Italiano | supplire |
noun act of supplying
| Español | oferta, abasto, suministración, subministración (desus.), avituallamiento, oferta económica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공급 gonggeup |
| 日本語 | 供給 kyōkyū |
| 中文 | 供給 /供给 gōngjǐ, 供應 /供应 gōngyìng |
| हिन्दी | आपूर्ति āpūrti |
| Português | abastecimento, suprimento |
| Français | approvisionnement, fourniture |
| Deutsch | Versorgung, Angebot |
| Italiano | approvvigionamento, offerta |
| Ελληνικά | προσφορά prosforá, προμήθεια promítheia |
| Română | aprovizionare, alimentare |
| Русский | снабже́ние snabžénije, поста́вка postávka, предложе́ние predložénije |
| العربية | تَوْرِيد tawrīd, تَزْوِيد tazwīd, إِمْدَاد ʔimdād |
| עברית | אַסְפָּקָה aspaká |
noun amount supplied
| Español | abasto, abastecimiento, suministro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공급 gonggeup |
| 日本語 | 補給 hokyū, 供給 kyōkyū |
| 中文 | 供應量 /供应量 gōngyìngliàng, 供給量 /供给量 gōngjǐliàng |
| Português | provisão |
| Deutsch | Versorgung |
| Italiano | fornitura |
| Русский | запа́с zapás |
| العربية | ذَخِيرَة ḏaḵīra |
noun provisions
| Español | útil, provisiones, utilería, vitualla, suministros |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 支給 shikyū, 配給 haikyū |
| 中文 | 補給品 /补给品 bǔjǐpǐn, 供應品 /供应品 gōngyìngpǐn |
| Português | provisões |
| Français | vivres |
| Deutsch | Vorrat |
| Italiano | approvvigionamenti |
| Ελληνικά | προμήθεια promítheia |
| Română | provizie, rezervă |
| Русский | припа́сы pripásy |
noun amount of money provided to meet the annual national expenditures
| 中文 | 撥款 /拨款 bōkuǎn, 經費 /经费 jīngfèi, 供給 /供给 gōngjǐ |
|---|
noun somebody, who temporarily fills the place of another
| Español | suplente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 代課教師 /代课教师 dàikè jiàoshī, 代理人 dàilǐrén |
| Italiano | supplente |
| Ελληνικά | πληρωτής plirotís |
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