supply

[ suh-plahy ]

/ səˈplaɪ /

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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.

supplies. Obsolete. reinforcement(def 4).

Obsolete. aid.

Origin of supply

1325–75; (v.) Middle English sup(p)lien < Middle French souplier, variant of soupleer ≪ Latin supplēre to fill up, equivalent to sup- sup- + plēre to fill (see full¹); (noun) late Middle English: aid, succor, derivative of the v.

OTHER WORDS FROM supply

sup·pli·er, noun un·sup·plied, adjective well-sup·plied, adjective

Words nearby supply

suppliant, suppliants, the, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, supply, supply and demand, supply chain, supply teacher, supply-side, supply-side economics

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The supplies were provided by Kurdish authorities, the official said.

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The Confederate supplies had been captured by Sheridan, and Lees army was almost at the point of starvation.

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At last he felt sure that they must be opened to admit the country people coming in with supplies for the market.

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British Dictionary definitions for supplies (1 of 2)

supply ¹

/ (səˈplaɪ) /

verb -plies, -plying or -plied

(tr often foll by with) to furnish with something that is required to 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; satisfy who 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, adjective supplier, 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 supplies (2 of 2)

supply ²

supplely (ˈsʌpəlɪ)

/ (ˈsʌplɪ) /

adverb

in a supple manner

Cultural definitions for supplies

supply

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

Idioms and Phrases with supplies

supply

see in short supply.

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supply

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

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

noun, plural sup·plies.

Origin of supply

OTHER WORDS FROM supply

Words nearby supply

Example sentences from the Web for supplies

British Dictionary definitions for supplies (1 of 2)

verb -plies, -plying or -plied

noun plural -plies

Derived forms of supply

Word Origin for supply

British Dictionary definitions for supplies (2 of 2)

supplely (ˈsʌpəlɪ)

adverb

Cultural definitions for supplies

Idioms and Phrases with supplies

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

supply

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

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

noun, plural sup·plies.

Origin of supply

OTHER WORDS FROM supply

Words nearby supply

Words related to supplies

Example sentences from the Web for supplies

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verb -plies, -plying or -plied

noun plural -plies

Derived forms of supply

Word Origin for supply

British Dictionary definitions for supplies (2 of 2)

supplely (ˈsʌpəlɪ)

adverb

Cultural definitions for supplies

Idioms and Phrases with supplies

British Dictionary definitions for supplies (1 of 2)