supply

supply: sup|ply¹ W2S3 [səˈplaı] n plural supplies

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1¦(amount available)¦

2¦(necessary things)¦

3 gas/electricity/water etc supply

4¦(act of supplying)¦

5 supply ship/convoy/route etc

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1.) ¦(AMOUNT AVAILABLE)¦

an amount of something that is available to be used

supply of

▪ I've only got a week's supply of tablets left.

plentiful/abundant/adequate etc supply

▪ There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour.

▪ The nation's fuel supplies will not last forever.

▪ To protect the food supply , the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle.

→↑money supply

2.) ¦(NECESSARY THINGS)¦

supplies [plural]

food, clothes, and things necessary for daily life or for a particular purpose, especially for a group of people over a period of time

▪ Supplies were brought in by air.

vital/essential/emergency supplies

▪ trucks loaded with emergency supplies

medical/school/cleaning etc supplies

▪ foreign aid used to buy medical supplies

3.) gas/electricity/water etc supply

a system that is used to supply gas etc

▪ the public water supply

▪ If you fail to pay your bill, you run the risk of having your electricity supply cut off (=stopped) .

4.) ¦(ACT OF SUPPLYING)¦[U]

when you supply something

supply of/to

▪ The military government is trying to stop the supply of guns to the rebels.

5.) supply ship/convoy/route etc

a ship etc used for bringing or storing supplies

→in short supply at ↑short¹(5b)

supply ²

supply² W3S3 past tense and past participle supplied present participle supplying third person singular supplies

v [T]

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: soupleier, from Latin supplere 'to fill up, supplement, supply', from sub- 'up' + plere 'to fill']

1.) to provide people with something that they need or want, especially regularly over a long period of time

▪ Paint for the project was supplied by the city.

supply sb with sth

▪ An informer supplied the police with the names of those involved in the crime.

supply sth to sb

▪ They were arrested for supplying drugs to street dealers.

2.) be well/poorly/generously supplied with sth

to have a lot of something, a little of something etc

▪ The lounge was well supplied with ashtrays.

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Synonyms:

Provide, furnish, minister, replenish, stock, store, endue, endow, invest, fill up / Give, grant, afford, accommodate with, contribute, yield, furnish / Serve instead of, take the place of / Fill, Stock, store, reserve, provision, hoard, fund

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Supply — Sup*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl[ e]er, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See {Plenty}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Supply — may refer to:*Supply and demand theory *Government budget, in the Westminster System *Materiel, the goods and equipment that a military unit needs to fulfill its missionee also*Logistics *Military Supply Chain Management *Provider *Public finance … Wikipedia
Supply — Sup*ply , n.; pl. {Supplies}. 1. The act of supplying; supplial. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Auxiliary troops or re[ e]nforcements. My promised… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supply — supply1 [sə plī′] vt. supplied, supplying [ME supplyen < MFr supplier < L supplere, to fill up < sub ,SUB + plere, to fill: see FULL1] 1. to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted) [to supply tools to workers] 2. to meet t … English World dictionary
Supply — Sup*ply , a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. [1913 Webster] {Supply system} (Zo[ o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See Illust … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supply — ► VERB (supplies, supplied) 1) make (something needed) available to someone. 2) provide with something needed. 3) be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand). ► NOUN (pl. supplies) 1) a stock or amount of someth … English terms dictionary
supply# — supply vb *provide, furnish Analogous words: *replace, supplant, supersede: compensate, satisfy, recompense (see PAY): fulfill, *satisfy, answer: sustain, *support, prop, bolster, buttress supply n * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
supply — I verb accommodate with, accouter, administer, afford, bestow, cater, contribute, deal out, deliver, distribute, endow, endue, equip, feed, fill up, fit out, furnish, give, grant, invest, lavish, maintain, minister, ministrare, oblige, outfit,… … Law dictionary
supply — [n] reserve of goods accumulation, amount, backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, number, quantity, reservoir, source, stock, stockpile, store, surplus; concept 712 Ant. debt, lack supply [v] furnish, provide, give a resource afford, cater,… … New thesaurus
Supply — [sə plaɪ, englisch] der, s, Vorrat, Bestand, in der Wirtschaftstheorie das Angebot; Gegensatz: Demand … Universal-Lexikon
supply — The mode, method, or route by which a given post office or locality receives its mail … Glossary of postal terms

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