[ US /səˈpɫaɪ/ ]
NOUN
  1. an amount of something available for use
  2. offering goods and services for sale
  3. the activity of supplying or providing something
VERB
  1. give something useful or necessary to
    We provided the room with an electrical heater
  2. circulate or distribute or equip with
    issue a new uniform to the children
    supply blankets for the beds
  3. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
    The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
  4. state or say further
    `It doesn't matter,' he supplied
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How To Use supply In A Sentence

  • The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
  • Our economy is unbalanced, money is in excess supply, and its circulation is completely divorced from the circulation of goods. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
  • The abrupt facies shift, bioturbation and cemented nature of the surfaces suggests that they represent marine flooding surfaces, formed during a rapid rise in relative sea level and/or a reduction in sediment supply.
  • Deefer took others off to see if there might not be a few plump wherries in the hills; they would make a nice change from the tough herdbeast meat, the supply of which was now virtually ex - hausted. Nerilka's Story
  • Most organic farmers try to supply their nitrogen needs with legumes in the crop rotation or with manures and composts.
  • That provides a powerful financial incentive for banks to supply more credit. Times, Sunday Times
  • There are at least a dozen other restrictions aimed at preserving blood supply safety.
  • Proper footgear for the Confederate infantry was in shortest supply.
  • Before one embarks on this high flying experience, the organisers supply a crash helmet, and a safety waist belt which is securely tied with a long and strong rope to the huge multi-coloured parasail.
  • In a healthy pregnancy, cells that come from the embryo's placenta-called trophoblast cells-move into the walls of the uterus and help to open up maternal arteries, thereby increasing the available blood and nutrient supply. Slate Articles
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