What does supply mean?
Definitions for supply
ˈsʌp lisup·p·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word supply.
Princeton's WordNet
supplynoun
an amount of something available for use
supplynoun
offering goods and services for sale
provision, supply, supplyingverb
the activity of supplying or providing something
supply, provide, render, furnishverb
give something useful or necessary to
"We provided the room with an electrical heater"
issue, supplyverb
circulate or distribute or equip with
"issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
provide, supply, ply, caterverb
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
add, append, supplyverb
state or say further
"`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
Wiktionary
supplyadverb
Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
Etymology: From souploier, from supplere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Supplynoun
Relief of want; cure of deficiencies.
Etymology: from the verb.
I mean that now your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want. 2 Cor. viii. 14.
Art from that fund each just supply provides,
Works without show, and without pomp presides. Alexander Pope.To Supplyverb
Etymology: suppleo, Lat. suppleer, French.
Out of the fry of these rakehell horseboys are their kearn supplied and maintained. Edmund Spenser.
They were princes that had wives, sons, and nephews; and yet all these could not supply the comfort of friendship. Francis Bacon.
I wanted nothing fortune could supply,
Nor did she slumber ’till that hour deny. Dryden.Although I neither lend nor borrow,
Yet, to supply the ripe wants of my friend,
I’ll break a custom. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.Burning ships the banish’d sun supply,
And no light shines but that by which men die. Edmund Waller.Nearer care supplies
Sighs to my breast, and sorrow to my eyes. Matthew Prior.Upstart creatures to supply our vacant room. John Milton.
The sun was set; and Vesper, to supply
His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. Dryden.While trees the mountain-tops with shades supply,
Your honour, name, and praise shall never die. Dryden.The reception of light must be supplied by some open form of the fabrick. Henry Wotton.
My lover, turning away several old servants, supplied me with others from his own house. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
supply
Supply is the total amount of a specific product or service that is available to consumers at a given time. It can also refer to the amount that producers, sellers, or manufacturers are willing and able to produce or provide during a certain period, usually based on the current market price. The concept of supply is a fundamental principle in economics and business, strongly influencing price, demand, and market equilibrium.
Webster Dictionary
Supplyverb
to fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition
Supplyverb
to serve instead of; to take the place of
Supplyverb
to fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit
Supplyverb
to give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war
Supplynoun
the act of supplying; supplial
Supplynoun
that which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want
Supplynoun
auxiliary troops or reenforcements
Supplynoun
the food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies
Supplynoun
an amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies
Supplynoun
a person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit
Supplyadjective
serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve
Wikidata
Supply
Supply is a small unincorporated community in Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA located around the intersection of US 17 and NC 211. Its name is derived from the use of the Lockwoods Folly River as a trade route in the 18th and 19th centuries. Residents of the nearby beach communities of Holden Beach, Oak Island, Ocean Isle, Caswell Beach, and Sunset Beach often used to commute to Supply for goods and other materials. This practice is still common, but development in the town of Southport and in the Intracoastal Waterway commercial districts has made traveling to Supply unnecessary.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Supply
sup-plī′, v.t. to fill up, esp. a deficiency: to add what is wanted: to furnish: to fill a vacant place: to serve instead of:—pa.t. and pa.p. supplied′. [Fr.,—L. supplēre—sub, up, plēre, to fill.]
Supply
sup-plī′, n. act of supplying: that which is supplied or which supplies a want: amount of food or money provided (used generally in pl.): a grant of money provided by a legislature for the expenses of government: a person who takes another's duty temporarily, a substitute, esp. a clergyman.—ns. Supplī′al, the act of supplying, the thing supplied; Sup′pliance (Shak.), that which is supplied, gratification.—adj. Supplī′ant (Shak.), supplying, auxiliary.—adv. Sup′pliantly.—ns. Supplī′er, one who supplies; Supply′ment (Shak.), a supply.—Commissioner of Supply, one of the body forming the chief county authority in Scotland for administrative and rating purposes, down to 1889.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
supply
The procurement, distribution, maintenance while in storage, and salvage of supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity of supplies. a. producer
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
supply
Relief of want; making up deficiencies. A fresh supply of troops, ammunition, etc. To supply, to make up deficiencies. To aid; to assist; to relieve with something wanted. To fill any room made vacant. Thus, covering sergeants supply the places of officers when they step out of the ranks, or are killed in action.
Editors Contribution
supply
To create and provide an accurate amount accessible, suitable and appropriate for use.
They had a supply of solar power in their solar power unit in the attic.
Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1503
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1949
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Nouns Frequency: #478
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Verbs Frequency: #279
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supply in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of supply in a Sentence
One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty councils. The thing is to supply light and not heat
OPEC was much too optimistic on non-OPEC supply, it is reasonable to cut supply growth outside OPEC, given the recent developments in the U.S. rig count.
We and our competitors are refilling our supply chains as rapidly as ever we can, I think we're unlikely to see anything more than very short term temporary shortages of certain products.
Oil is having a nice move after more geopolitical tensions in the Middle East over Yemen. Saudi has intervened via a military operation but, to be clear, (it) has at the moment led to no disruptions in oil supply.
Childcare is based on supply and demand, and if there is no demand, suddenly and dramatically, it is tough to recover.
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- يتبرعArabic
- fornir, subministrar, proveirCatalan, Valencian
- poskytnout, nabídka, zásobaCzech
- leverance, yde, forsynings-, afhjælpe, levere, erstatte, forsyning, skaffe, udbud, føde-, forråd, vikariereDanish
- liefern, vertreten, versorgen, Versorgung, Vorrat, Angebot, zur Verfügung stellen, ausrüsten, bereitstellenGerman
- εφοδιάζωGreek
- proviziEsperanto
- proveer, municionar, abastecer, suplir, suministro, oferta, útil, abasto, provisiones, suministrar, abastecimiento, equiparSpanish
- varustama, varustusEstonian
- tarjonta, toimittaa, budjetti, talousarvio, tarjota, korvata, syöttää, [[toimia]] [[sijaisena]], täyttää, pitää hallussaan, hankkia, [[vastata]] [[kysyntään]], [[tyydyttää]] [[kysyntä]], täydentää, eväs, sijainen, muona, toimitus, varustaa, tarvikkeet, sijaistaaFinnish
- fournir, approvisionnement, approvisionnerFrench
- lónIrish
- आपूर्तिHindi
- pótol, helyettesít, ellát, felszerelHungarian
- supplire, fornitura, fornire, approvvigionamento, rifornireItalian
- לְסַפֵּקHebrew
- 供給, 埋め合わせる, 補填, 配給, 補給, 支給, 代理を務めるJapanese
- 공급Korean
- copiamLatin
- whakawhiwhiMāori
- prover, provisão, suprirPortuguese
- alimentare, aprovizionare, provizie, rezervăRomanian
- поставка, снабдить, снаряжать, поставлять, снарядить, снабжение, пополнить, снабжать, предложение, запас, поставить, припасы, пополнятьRussian
- snàbdjeti, opskr̀bitiSerbo-Croatian
- avhjälpa, tillgodose, gottgöra, leverera, supplera, förseSwedish
- అందించుTelugu
- arzTurkish
- ליווערןYiddish
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