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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 a fundamental economic concept that describes the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers. Supply can relate to the...

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

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   The meaning of SUPPLY is the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available. How to use supply in a sentence.

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

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   SUPPLY definition: 1. to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period…. Learn more.

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

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   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.

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.vocabulary.com › dictionary › supplySupply - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To supply the definition of a word is to provide that definition. That's supply used as a verb. If you're talking about the noun, however, then the supply is the thing itself. People who think the world is coming to an end generally like to keep a supply of fresh water on hand.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUPPLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A supply of something is an amount of it which is available for use. If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available.