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Noun

adequate supplies of fresh water

He bought a month’s supply of cigarettes.

They took a month’s worth of supplies on the camping trip.

The town is in need of basic medical supplies.

a store that sells art supplies

The state is trying to disrupt the supply of illegal drugs.

The storm interrupted the town’s electricity supply.

Verb

The company supplied the necessary money.

You’ll have to supply your own food.

Recent Examples on the Web

If your favorite color isn’t available on Amazon, the next best places to shop are the Stanley website and Dick’s Sporting Goods, which both also carry the new colorways while supplies last.

—Emily Rochotte, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2023

The event includes free coffee and doughnuts until 9 a.m. (while supplies last), live music from Sunset BLVD, prizes, lawn games and vendors.

—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2023

The sandwiches will be available at Culver’s locations nationwide from April 10 through June 11, or while supplies last.

—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023

And if the fast-selling belt bag is any indication, supplies of this bag won’t last much longer, either.

—Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023

Her money typically goes to finance the efforts of a friend who puts together packs of medical supplies for soldiers.

—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2023

There will also be giveaways and prize drawings while supplies last.

—Beacon-news Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023

The offer is good while supplies last.

—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023

These locations will also have test kits while supplies last.

—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023

Striking satellite photos from space show California’s transformation from dry to lush March 30, 2023 The reservoir, California’s fifth-largest, is located near Los Banos in Merced County and supplies water to the State Water Project.

—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023

McVie, who died at age 79 on Nov. 30, suffered an ischemic stroke, which occurs when a vessel supplying blood to the brain is obstructed, according to the American Stroke Association.

—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023

Taking up the slack in supplying the 100-million-barrel-a-day global market are Brazil, Canada, Guyana, Norway and the United States.

—Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023

Holt initially reached out to industry friends and acquaintances on the resource side and got eager commitments to supply raw materials to the project, including from Imperial Yeast, LINC Malt and Yakima Valley Hops.

—oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023

One is to fill e-commerce orders to customers and another to supply groceries to area stores.

—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023

At least 12 Avengers have been donated so far to Ukraine, where they may also be employed to battle attacks by Iranian kamikaze drones supplied to Russia, albeit of the different Shahed-136 and -131 models.

—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023

Poland has also promised to supply a number of Mig fighter jets to Ukraine.

—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2023

Bullock describes how elders have told her that her own grandfather, Ferdinand Lee, grew medicinal cannabis and supplied it to other tribal members.

—Joan Oleck, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023

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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin supplere (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”).
The Middle English spelling was modified to conform to Latin etymology.

Pronunciation[edit]

enPR: səplīʹ, IPA^(key): /səˈplaɪ/
Rhymes: -aɪ
Hyphenation: sup‧ply

Verb[edit]

supply (third-person singular simple present supplies, present participle supplying, simple past and past participle supplied)

(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.

to supply money for the war
(transitive) To furnish or equip with.

to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition
(transitive) To fill up, or keep full.

Rivers are supplied by smaller streams.
(transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
- 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
  
  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.
(transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
- 1666, Edmund Waller, Instructions to a Painter:
  
  Burning ships the banished sun supply.
- The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply
  His absent beams, had lighted up the sky.
(intransitive) To act as a substitute.
(transitive) 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

Derived terms[edit]

supplier

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suppletion

Translations[edit]

to provide, make available for use

Arabic: زَوَّدَ‎ (zawwada)
Assamese: যোগোৱা (zügüa), যোগান ধৰা (zügan dhora)
Belarusian: пастаўля́ць impf (pastaŭljácʹ), паста́віць pf (pastávicʹ)
Bulgarian: доста́вям (bg) impf (dostávjam), доста́вя (bg) pf (dostávja)
Catalan: fornir (ca), subministrar (ca), proveir (ca)
Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏁᏗ (adanedi)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 供應／供应 (gung¹ jing³), 提供 (tai⁴ gung¹), 供給／供给 (gung¹ kap¹)

Hakka: 供應／供应 (kiûng-yin), 提供 (thì-kiûng), 供給／供给 (kiûng-kip)

Mandarin: 提供 (zh) (tígōng), 供應／供应 (zh) (gōngyìng), 供給／供给 (zh) (gōngjǐ)

Min Nan: 供應／供应 (kiong-èng), 提供 (zh-min-nan) (thê-kiong), 供給／供给 (zh-min-nan) (kiong-kip)
Czech: poskytovat (cs) impf, poskytnout (cs) pf
Danish: levere, forsyne
Esperanto: provizi
Estonian: varustama
Finnish: toimittaa (fi), hankkia (fi), tarjota (fi), rahoittaa (fi) (supply money)
French: fournir (fr), approvisionner (fr)
Galician: fornecer (gl), abastecer (gl)
Georgian: შეტანა (šeṭana), მომარაგება (momarageba), მიწოდება (mic̣odeba)
German: zur Verfügung stellen, bereitstellen (de), liefern (de), versorgen mit (de) (to supply someone with something)
Greek: εφοδιάζω (el) (efodiázo), προσφέρω (el) (prosféro)

Ancient: παρέχω (parékhō)
Hungarian: ellát (hu)
Italian: fornire (it)
Japanese: 供給する (ja) (きょうきゅうする, kyōkyū suru)
Korean: 공급하다 (ko) (gonggeuphada)
Malay: bekal (ms)
Maori: whakawhiwhi
Norwegian:

Bokmål: levere (no), forsyne (no), forse (no)
Occitan: fornir, provesir (oc)
Polish: zaopatrywać (pl) impf, zaopatrzyć (pl) pf
Portuguese: suprir (pt), prover (pt), fornecer (pt), abastecer (pt)
Russian: снабжа́ть (ru) impf (snabžátʹ), снабди́ть (ru) pf (snabdítʹ), поставля́ть (ru) impf (postavljátʹ), поста́вить (ru) pf (postávitʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:

Roman: snàbdjeti (sh), opskr̀biti (sh)
Slovak: poskytovať impf, poskytnúť pf
Spanish: proveer (es), abastecer (es), suministrar (es)
Swedish: förse (sv), tillgodose (sv), leverera (sv)
Telugu: అందించు (te) (andiñcu)
Ukrainian: постача́ти impf (postačáty), поста́чити pf (postáčyty), доставля́ти impf (dostavljáty), доста́вити pf (dostávyty)
Yiddish: ליווערן‎ (livern)

to furnish or equip with

Bulgarian: снабдя́вам (bg) impf (snabdjávam), снабдя́ pf (snabdjá)
Catalan: proveir (ca), equipar (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 供給／供给 (zh) (gōngjǐ)
Danish: levere, skaffe, yde, forsyne
Finnish: toimittaa (fi), varustaa (fi)
German: liefern (de), ausrüsten (de)
Greek: προσφέρω (el) (prosféro), εφοδιάζω (el) (efodiázo)
Hungarian: felszerel (hu)
Italian: rifornire (it), allestire (it)
Portuguese: suprir (pt), prover (pt), abastecer (pt)
Russian: снабжа́ть (ru) impf (snabžátʹ), снабди́ть (ru) pf (snabdítʹ), снаряжа́ть (ru) impf (snarjažátʹ), снаряди́ть (ru) pf (snarjadítʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:

Roman: snàbdjeti (sh), opskr̀biti (sh)
Spanish: proveer (es), equipar (es), municionar (es)
Swedish: förse (sv)
Telugu: అందించు (te) (andiñcu)
Ukrainian: доставля́ти impf (dostavljáty), доста́вити pf (dostávyty)

to compensate for, make up for a deficiency of

Bulgarian: попъ́лвам (bg) impf (popǎ́lvam), попъ́лня (bg) pf (popǎ́lnja)
Danish: afhjælpe, erstatte
Finnish: korvata (fi), toimittaa (fi), hyvittää (fi), korjata (fi) (e.g. puute), paikata (fi) (e.g. maalivahti paikkasi)
German: liefern (de)
Greek: εφοδιάζω (el) (efodiázo), αποπληρώνω (el) (apopliróno), αποπληρώ (apopliró)
Hungarian: pótol (hu)
Italian: supplire (it)
Japanese: 埋め合わせる (うめあわせる, umeawaseru), 補填する (ja) (ほてんする, hoten suru)
Portuguese: abastecer (pt)
Russian: пополня́ть (ru) impf (popolnjátʹ), попо́лнить (ru) pf (popólnitʹ)
Swedish: supplera (sv), avhjälpa, gottgöra (sv)

to act as a substitute

Danish: vikariere
Finnish: toimia sijaisena, sijaistaa (fi)
German: vertreten (de)
Hungarian: helyettesít (hu)
Italian: supplire (it)
Japanese: 代理を務める (dairi o tsutomeru)
Portuguese: suprir (pt)
Spanish: suplir (es)
Swedish: supplera (sv) (rare)

Noun[edit]

supply (countable and uncountable, plural supplies)

(uncountable) The act of supplying.

supply and demand
(countable) An amount of something supplied.

A supply of good drinking water is essential.

She said, «China has always had a freshwater supply problem with 20 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its freshwater».
(in the plural) Provisions.
(chiefly in the plural) 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.

Derived terms[edit]

loss of supply
supply shock
supply teacher
supply vessel

Translations[edit]

act of supplying

Arabic: تَوْرِيد‎ m (tawrīd), تَزْوِيد‎ m (tazwīd), إِمْدَاد‎ m (ʔimdād)
Armenian: մատակարարում (hy) (matakararum), առաջարկ (hy) (aṙaǰark) (economics)
Belarusian: забеспячэ́нне n (zabjespjačénnje), паста́ўка f (pastáŭka)
Bengali: সরবরাহ (bn) (śôrbôrahô)
Bulgarian: снабдя́ване (bg) n (snabdjávane), доста́вка (bg) f (dostávka), поста́вка (bg) f (postávka)
Catalan: abastiment (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 供給／供给 (zh) (gōngjǐ)
Czech: nabídka (cs) f
Danish: udbud n, udbud n
Dutch: levering (nl) f
Estonian: varustus
Finnish: toimitus (fi), tarjonta (fi) (supply and demand ~ kysyntä ja tarjonta), varustus (fi), toimittaminen (fi), varustaminen (fi)
French: approvisionnement (fr), fourniture (fr) f
Galician: abastecemento (gl), fornecemento (gl)
German: Versorgung (de) n, Angebot (de) n
Greek: προσφορά (el) f (prosforá), προμήθεια (el) (promítheia)
Hungarian: ellátás (hu), kínálat (hu), szolgáltatás (hu)
Italian: approvvigionamento (it) m
Japanese: 供給 (ja) (きょうきゅう, kyōkyū)
Korean: 공급(供給) (ko) (gonggeup)
Macedonian: снабдување n (snabduvanje)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: forsyning m or f

Nynorsk: forsyning f
Portuguese: abastecimento (pt) m, suprimento (pt) m
Romanian: aprovizionare (ro), alimentare (ro)
Russian: снабже́ние (ru) n (snabžénije), поста́вка (ru) f (postávka), предложе́ние (ru) n (predložénije)
Spanish: oferta (es) f, abasto (es) m
Tagalog: katustusan
Ukrainian: постача́ння n (postačánnja), поста́вка f (postávka), забезпе́чення n (zabezpéčennja)

amount supplied

Belarusian: запа́с m (zapás)
Bengali: সরবরাহ (bn) (śôrbôrahô)
Bulgarian: запа́с (bg) m (zapás)
Catalan: provisions (ca) f pl, subministrament (ca) m
Czech: zásoba (cs) f
Danish: forsyning, leverance, lager (da), forsynings-, føde-
Finnish: tarjonta (fi); saanti (fi), saatavuus (fi)
Galician: bastimento (gl) m, subministración (gl) m, abastecemento (gl) m
German: Versorgung (de) f
Hungarian: készlet (hu), ellátottság
Italian: fornitura (it) f
Japanese: 補給 (ja) (ほきゅう, hokyū), 供給 (ja) (きょうきゅう, kyōkyū)
Korean: 공급(供給) (ko) (gonggeup)
Malay: bekalan (ms)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: forsyning m or f

Nynorsk: forsyning f
Portuguese: provisão (pt) f
Russian: запа́с (ru) m (zapás)
Spanish: abasto (es) m, abastecimiento (es) m, suministro (es) m
Tagalog: panustos
Telugu: సరఫరా (te) (sarapharā)
Turkish: arz (tr)
Ukrainian: запа́с m (zapás)

provisions

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: прыпа́сы m pl (prypásy)
Bengali: সরবরাহ (bn) (śôrbôrahô)
Bulgarian: запа́с (bg) m (zapás), припа́си (bg) m pl (pripási)
Catalan: provisions (ca) f pl, vitualles (ca) f pl
Chinese:

Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: forråd n, beholdninger n pl
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: eväät (fi), muona (fi), tarvikkeet (fi), varusteet (fi), varat (fi)
French: vivres (fr) m pl
Galician: provisións m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Vorrat (de) m
Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌳 n (andstald)
Greek: προμήθεια (el) (promítheia)
Hungarian: ellátmány (hu)
Irish: lón m
Italian: approvvigionamenti (it) m pl
Japanese: 支給 (ja) (しきゅう, shikyū), 配給 (ja) (はいきゅう, haikyū)
Latin: cōpia (la) f
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Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Ngazidja Comorian: zio class 8
Polish: artykuł pierwszej potrzeby (pl) m
Portuguese: provisões (pt) f pl
Romanian: provizie (ro), rezervă (ro)
Russian: припа́сы pl (pripásy)
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: útil (es), provisiones (es) f pl
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: припа́си m pl (prypásy)

amount of money provided to meet the annual national expenditures

somebody, who temporarily fills the place of another

Bulgarian: заме́стник (bg) m (zaméstnik)
Catalan: suplent (ca) m or f
Finnish: sijainen (fi)
Galician: suplente
Greek: πληρωτής (el) (plirotís)
Italian: supplente (it)
Spanish: suplente m or f

Etymology 2[edit]

supple +‎ -ly

Alternative forms[edit]

supplely

Pronunciation[edit]

enPR: sŭpʹlē, IPA^(key): /ˈsʌpli/
Hyphenation: sup‧ply

Adverb[edit]

supply (comparative more supply, superlative most supply)

Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
- 1906, Ford Madox Ford, The fifth queen: and how she came to court, page 68:
  
  His voice was playful and full; his back was bent supply.
- 1938, David Leslie Murray, Commander of the mists:
  
  […] the rain struck on her head as she bent supply to the movements of the pony, while it scrambled up the bank to the sheltering trees. For a couple of miles the path ran through woods alive with the varied voices of the rain, […]
- 1963, Johanna Moosdorf, Next door:
  
  She swayed slightly in the gusts, bent supply to them and seemed at one with the force which Straup found so hostile.
- 1988, Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Шо́лохов (Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov), Quiet flows the Don (translated), volume 1, page 96:
  
  Grigory hesitantly took her in his arms to kiss her, but she held him off, bent supply backwards and shot a frightened glance at the windows.
  ‘They’ll see!’
  ‘Let them!’
  ‘I’d be ashamed—’

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a store that sells art supplies — магазин, где продают художественные принадлежности
a cutoff of the water supply — прекращение водоснабжения
to cut off fuel supply — прекращать подачу горючего
to exhaust the supply of — истощать запас
inexhaustible supply — неисчерпаемый запас
toys lot supply — поставка партии игрушек
to supply a password — вводить пароль
to supply at an additional price — поставлять за дополнительную плату
supply spaceship — транспортный космический корабль
supply ship / train — транспорт снабжения
supply-and-demand principle — принцип спроса и предложения
document supply fee — сбор за выдачу копии документа

Примеры с переводом

Our water supply has failed.

Наш запас воды иссяк.

We can supply the goods from our main store.

Мы можем поставлять товары из нашего центрального магазина.

We can supply all yours wants.

Мы можем удовлетворить все ваши запросы.

Prices change according to demand and supply.

Цены меняются в зависимости от спроса и предложения.

Each soldier is supplied with two pairs of boots.

Каждому солдату выдаётся по две пары ботинок.

Demand may overtake the supply.

Спрос может обогнать предложение.

I tried to supply his wants

Я пытался удовлетворить его желания.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The world’s supply of oil is not inexhaustible.

She has an inexhaustible supply of funny stories.

The state is trying to disrupt the supply of illegal drugs.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

sup — ужинать, хлебать, отхлебывать, маленький глоток
super — супер, супербоевик, очень, отличный, суперский
supplant — вытеснять, занимать место, выживать
water-supply — водоснабжение, запас воды
supplies — запас
supplier — снабженец, подавальщик
supplied — поставленный, доставленный
oversupply — поставка, превышающая спрос или, поставлять слишком много, снабжать с
resupply — пополнение запаса, заправка, подвоз, пополнять запас, пополнять

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: supply
he/she/it: supplies
ing ф. (present participle): supplying
2-я ф. (past tense): supplied
3-я ф. (past participle): supplied

noun
ед. ч.(singular): supply
мн. ч.(plural): supplies

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What do we mean by supply?

To make available for use; provide. transitive verb

To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip: synonym: furnish. transitive verb

To have as a necessary or desirable feature. transitive verb

To fill sufficiently; satisfy. transitive verb

To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for. transitive verb

The act of supplying. noun

An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock. noun

Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed. noun

The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price. noun

To furnish with what is wanted; afford or furnish a sufficiency for; make provision for; satisfy; provide: with with before that which is provided: as, to supply the poor with clothing.

To serve instead of; take the place of; repair, as a vacancy or loss; fill: especially applied to places that have become vacant; specifically, of a pulpit, to occupy temporarily.

To give; grant; afford; provide; furnish.

To replenish or strengthen as any deficiency occurs; reinforce.

The act of supplying what is wanted. noun

That which is supplied; means of provision or relief; sufficiency for use or need; a quantity of something supplied or on hand; a stock; a store. noun

In political economics, the amount or quantity of any commodity that is on the market and is available for purchase. noun

Plural Necessaries collected and held for distribution and use; stores: as, the army was cut off from its supplies. noun

Plural A grant of money provided by a national legislature to meet the expenses of government. noun

Additional troops; reinforcements; succors. noun

A person who temporarily takes the place of another; a substitute; specifically, a clergyman who officiates in a vacant charge, or in the temporary absence of the pastor. noun

The act of supplying.

An amount of something supplied.

(in the plural) provisions.

(chiefly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.

Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.

To privode for sexually or to engage in sexual acts with another consenting party. Urban Dictionary

To give one of a wide variety of sexual favors to a second party. Usually the kind that people talk about in awe afterwards. Urban Dictionary

How an asian person says «surprise!» Urban Dictionary

Anything that is good for your health such as cigarettes, cigars, dip, weed, alcohol, pills, and nyquil. Urban Dictionary

A synonym for the gamer smack talk owned. Not to be used without the suffix -ied.
The word was coined by a Starcraft gamer when he observed another player being perpetually distracted by his opponent’s unusual supply depot (building) placement. The distraction was so alluring it ultimately cost him the game. Urban Dictionary

A little place in North Carolina you’ve never heard of. It’s the jealous and neglected sister of Holden Beach. Urban Dictionary

One who LOVES authority though bark is usually worse that bite. Can resemble a Sesame St character in appearance. Urban Dictionary

Attention – verbal and non-verbal – in the forms of affirmation, approval, or admiration or, conversely, in the forms of being feared, or gaining notoriety and infamy. Clinical malignant narcissists seek narcissistic supply compulsively. Urban Dictionary

The act of defecating on someone’s face while teabagging at the same time Urban Dictionary

Supply chain’s are a systematic and quantitative method to integrating, optimising and managing all functions related to people, financing, logistics and more with the primary goal of an effective supply chain to include the reduction of waste, delays, and overhead, in addition to mitigating risk and gaining a competitive advantage. Urban Dictionary

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verb (used with object), sup·plied, sup·ply·ing.

to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing;to supply a community with electricity.

to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite): to supply electricity to a community.

to make up, compensate for, or satisfy (a deficiency, loss, need, etc.): The TVA supplied the need for cheap electricity.

to fill or occupy as a substitute, as a vacancy, a pulpit, etc.: During the summer local clergymen will supply the pulpit.

verb (used without object), sup·plied, sup·ply·ing.

to fill the place of another, especially the pulpit of a church, temporarily or as a substitute: Who will supply until the new minister arrives?

noun, plural sup·plies.

the act of supplying, furnishing, providing, satisfying, etc.: to begin the supply of household help.

something that is supplied: The storm cut off our water supply.

a quantity of something on hand or available, as for use; a stock or store: Did you see our new supply of shirts?

Usually supplies . a provision, stock, or store of food or other things necessary for maintenance: to lay in supplies for the winter.

Economics. the quantity of a commodity that is in the market and available for purchase or that is available for purchase at a particular price.

supplies, Military.

all items necessary for the equipment, maintenance, and operation of a military command, including food, clothing, arms, ammunition, fuel, materials, and machinery.
procurement, distribution, maintenance, and salvage of supplies.

a person who fills a vacancy or takes the place of another, especially temporarily.

Obsolete. aid.

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Origin of supply

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb sup(p)lien “to fill up, complete,” from Middle French souplier, soupleer, ultimately from Latin supplēre “to fill up” (equivalent to sup- prefix + plēre “to fill”); noun derivative of the verb; see sup- full¹

OTHER WORDS FROM supply

sup·pli·er, nounun·sup·plied, adjectivewell-sup·plied, adjective

Words nearby supply

suppliancy, suppliant, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, supply, supply and demand, supply chain, supply line, supply-side, supply-side economics

Other definitions for supply (2 of 2)

adverb

in a supple manner or way; supplely.

Origin of supply

First recorded in 1525–35; supple + -ly

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What is a basic definition of supply?

The word supply is used as a verb to mean to provide something. As a noun, supply refers to a stockpile or quantity of something. Supply has several other senses as a verb or a noun.

As a verb, supply means to give something. You might supply something in response to a request for that item, as when a clothing factory supplies a department store with new clothes in return for money. You might supply something that satisfies a need, as when plants supply us with oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis. Or you might supply something in order to make up for a deficiency, as when a food pantry supplies food for hungry people.

Real-life examples: A hydroelectric dam can supply a city with electricity. Soup kitchens supply impoverished people with food. Nature often supplies water and sunlight to plants.
Used in a sentence: The teacher supplied pencils and paper to the students.

As a noun, supply means an amount of something that has been stored up or stockpiled. For example, almost everyone keeps a supply of food in their house. The plural of supply is supplies and is used when more than one type of thing is being stored.

Real-life examples: Hospitals keep a supply of blood to use for emergencies. It is a good idea to keep an ample supply of toilet paper so you never run out. Soldiers are often given a lot of supplies to carry with them in case of problems.
Used in a sentence: The grocery story was running low on its supply of milk.

Where does supply come from?

The first records of the verb supply come from around 1325. It ultimately comes from the Latin verb supplēre, which means “to fill up.” The first records of the noun come from around 1420. It comes from the verb.

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How is supply used in real life?

Supply is a common word that means to give something or means a stored quantity of something.

The Indian Air Force to use HAMMER missiles to further boost the Rafale fighter aircrafts which are arriving in the country amid a dispute with China.

The order for the HAMMER missiles is under process and France has agreed to supply them at a short notice.

— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) July 23, 2020

CNN: The U.S. coronavirus death toll reached 18,693 on Friday evening, an increase of 2,009 deaths today, which is the most number of deaths in a single day.

This data is supplied by Johns Hopkins University.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 11, 2020

If there’s one rule I believe in as an artist, it’s this: keep a supply of tea and cupcakes on hand.

— Joe Hill (@joe_hill) August 1, 2012

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If a bakery has a supply of milk, it means it doesn’t have any milk left.

Words related to supply

amount, fund, inventory, number, quantity, stock, stockpile, afford, cater, contribute, deliver, equip, feed, fill, find, grant, hand over, produce, store, transfer

How to use supply in a sentence

If you’re looking for a weatherproof, heavy-duty case with plenty of first aid supplies, this one’s for you.
It supplies Nreal with its Snapdragon processors, allowing the startup’s lightweight mixed reality glasses to easily plug into an Android phone.
“Despite a high self-sufficiency ratio for grains, the balance between the food demand and supply has been quite tight in recent years,” Si says.
While the Covid-19 outbreak has hammered the global economy and disrupted supply chains, Apple is seeing strong demand for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers from people working and studying remotely.

Greening that supply chain is crucial to the consumer electronics giant’s goal, announced in July, to have a net zero carbon footprint by 2030.
Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.
But the qualities Mario Cuomo brought to public life—compassion, integrity, commitment to principle—remain in short supply today.
If you answered seven or more of these correctly, you are eligible for a lifetime supply of Metamucil.
In Mosul, foreign fighters have left, the city is flooded with refugees and supply routes are cut off.
It would seek to cut off the main Allied lines of supply and communication.
First, how about the expansibility needed to supply adequate funds for crop-moving?
What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?
You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.
Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.
The increased volume of the supply thus produced inevitably forces down the price till it sinks to the point of cost.

British Dictionary definitions for supply (1 of 2)

verb -plies, -plying or -plied

(tr often foll by with) to furnish with something that is requiredto supply the community with good government

(tr; often foll by to or for) to make available or provide (something that is desired or lacking)to supply books to the library

(tr) to provide for adequately; make good; satisfywho will supply their needs?

to serve as a substitute, usually temporary, in (another’s position, etc)there are no clergymen to supply the pulpit

(tr) British to fill (a vacancy, position, etc)

noun plural -plies

the act of providing or something that is provided
(as modifier)a supply dump

(often plural) an amount available for use; stock

(plural) food, equipment, etc, needed for a campaign or trip

economics

willingness and ability to offer goods and services for sale
the amount of a commodity that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at a specified priceCompare demand (def. 9)

military

the management and disposal of food and equipment
(as modifier)supply routes

(often plural) a grant of money voted by a legislature for government expenses, esp those not covered by other revenues

(in Parliament and similar legislatures) the money voted annually for the expenses of the civil service and armed forces

a person who acts as a temporary substitute
(as modifier)a supply vicar

a source of electrical energy, gas, etc

obsolete aid or assistance

Derived forms of supply

suppliable, adjectivesupplier, noun

Word Origin for supply

C14: from Old French souppleier, from Latin supplēre to complete, from sub- up + plēre to fill

British Dictionary definitions for supply (2 of 2)

supply²

supplely (ˈsʌpəlɪ)

adverb

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Cultural definitions for supply

The amount of any given commodity available for sale at a given time.

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What is a basic definition of supply?

Where does supply come from?

Did you know … ?

How is supply used in real life?

Try using supply!

Words related to supply

How to use supply in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for supply (1 of 2)

Derived forms of supply

Word Origin for supply

British Dictionary definitions for supply (2 of 2)

supplely (ˈsʌpəlɪ)

Cultural definitions for supply

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