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US
/səˈpɫaɪ/
]
NOUN
- an amount of something available for use
- offering goods and services for sale
- the activity of supplying or providing something
VERB
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give something useful or necessary to
We provided the room with an electrical heater -
circulate or distribute or equip with
issue a new uniform to the children
supply blankets for the beds -
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests -
state or say further
`It doesn't matter,' he supplied
How To Use supply In A Sentence
- 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
- 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 Group is supplying to a many Global 1000 companies in the Automotive, Health Care, Medical, Industrial, Office Appliance, Consumer Electronics and Home Appliance sectors.
- Most organic farmers try to supply their nitrogen needs with legumes in the crop rotation or with manures and composts.
- A number of people contacted the paper to claim that flu cases were clogging doctors' surgeries and forcing schools to appoint supply teachers in place of ailing staff.
- Never overlook the significance of a power supply - an underpowered system will be prone not only to unreliable operation, but also to component damage.
- She took a day off of classes to attend the event because she wants to help her mom, the current owner of Kchelly's Beauty Center in Irvington, N.J. "She's thinking of handing [the business] to me," explains Ms. Darden, who is currently a manager at the salon and beauty-supply store. Need Advice? We'll Give You 30 Minutes
- That provides a powerful financial incentive for banks to supply more credit. Times, Sunday Times