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   sup·ply

   /səˈplī/

   verb

   • 1. make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide: "the farm supplies apples to cider makers" Similar givecontributeprovidefurnishdonatebestowgrantendowaffordimpartlay oncome up withmake availableprofferdispenseallocateallotassigndisburselavishshowerregaleinformal:fork outshell outarchaic:ministerprovidefurnishendowserveconferequiprig outoutfitclothefitarmkit outrare:endue
   • ▪ provide (someone) with something needed or wanted: "they struggled to supply the besieged island with aircraft" Similar givecontributeprovidefurnishdonatebestowgrantendowaffordimpartlay oncome up withmake availableprofferdispenseallocateallotassigndisburselavishshowerregaleinformal:fork outshell outarchaic:ministerprovidefurnishendowserveconferequiprig outoutfitclothefitarmkit outrare:endue
   • ▪ be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand): "the two reservoirs supply about 1% of the city's needs" Similar satisfymeetfulfillfillbe adequate forcater for
   • ▪ take over (a place or role left by someone else): "when she died, no one could supply her place"

   noun

   • 1. a stock of a resource from which a person or place can be provided with the necessary amount of that resource: "there were fears that the drought would limit the exhibition's water supply" Similar stockstorereservereservoirstockpileheappilemasshoardcachecollectionstorehouserepositoryfundcropminebankarsenal
   • ▪ the action of providing what is needed or wanted: "the deal involved the supply of forty fighter aircraft" Similar provisionprovidingsupplyingfurnishingdisseminationdistributionlaying onsending outservingaccommodation
   • ▪ the amount of a good or service offered for sale.
   • ▪ the provisions and equipment necessary for an army or for people engaged in a particular project or expedition.
   • ▪ a grant of money by Parliament for the costs of government.
   • ▪ a person acting as a temporary substitute for another.
   • ▪ providing necessary goods and equipment: "a supply ship"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere ‘fill up’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’. The early sense of the noun was ‘assistance, relief’ (chiefly a Scots use).

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2. www.investopedia.com › terms › sSupply - Investopedia

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   Apr 14, 2023 · Supply is the amount of a good or service that producers are willing to offer to consumers at a specific price. Learn how supply is affected by demand, cost, preferences, policy and more, and how to graph and measure supply elasticity.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › supplySupply Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word supply as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. See also related phrases and entries near supply.

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     Law of supply | Supply, demand, and market equilibrium | Microeconomics | Khan Academy

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUPPLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of supply as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, antonyms, idioms and business terms. Find out how to use supply in different contexts and sentences with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

6. www.khanacademy.org › economics-finance-domain › apSupply and the determinants of supply (article) | Khan Academy

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   supply: a schedule or a curve describing all the possible quantities that sellers are willing and able to produce, at all possible prices they might encounter in a particular period of time; supply is represented in a graphical model as the entire supply curve. law of supply

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › supplySUPPLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word supply as a verb and a noun. Find synonyms, examples, idioms, and word history of supply.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Supply_(economics)Supply (economics) - Wikipedia

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   In economics, supply is the amount of a resource that firms, producers, labourers, providers of financial assets, or other economic agents are willing and able to provide to the marketplace or to an individual. Supply can be in produced goods, labour time, raw materials, or any other scarce or valuable object.

9. www.khanacademy.org › supply › vDefinition of the law of supply (video) | Khan Academy

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   In this video we explore the law of supply which states that quantity supplied increases as price increases. We use a supply schedule to describe the quantities a seller is willing to sell at different prices, and then translate the supply schedule into a supply curve that illustrates the law of supply. Created by Sal Khan.