Definitions for supply
ˈsʌp lisup·p·ly

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. supplynoun

   an amount of something available for use

2. supplynoun

   offering goods and services for sale

3. provision, supply, supplyingverb

   the activity of supplying or providing something

4. supply, provide, render, furnishverb

   give something useful or necessary to

   "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

5. issue, supplyverb

   circulate or distribute or equip with

   "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

6. provide, supply, ply, caterverb

   give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

   "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

7. add, append, supplyverb

   state or say further

   "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. supplyadverb

   Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

2. Etymology: From souploier, from supplere.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Supplyverb

   to serve instead of; to take the place of

3. 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

4. Supplyverb

   to give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war

5. Supplynoun

   the act of supplying; supplial

6. Supplynoun

   that which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want

7. Supplynoun

   auxiliary troops or reenforcements

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Supplyadjective

    serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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  

Matched Categories

1. • Distribute
   • Economic Process
   • Give
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • State

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1503

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1949

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Nouns Frequency: #478

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'supply' in Verbs Frequency: #279

How to pronounce supply?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of supply in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of supply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of supply in a Sentence

1. Lawrence Yun:

   The market's outlook is encouraging, supply is expected to improve, which will give buyers more options and help tamp down record-high asking prices for existing homes.

2. Phil Orlando:

   Our operating assumption is that it doesn’t get worse. ... They are working hard on the supply chain to get products on the shelf.

3. Caitlin Shishido:

   We were amazed that not only could the giant animals survive at much higher temperatures than they usually see, but they dealt with warm temperatures just like the smaller ones, thats not supposed to happen; larger animals should exhaust their oxygen supply and run out of gas much sooner than small ones.

4. Yi Gang:

   Signs of disruptions have emerged in global trade and in global industry chains, supply chains, and value chains, trade tensions have dampened market confidence, which may amplify financial market volatility and drag down economic growth.

5. Jeffrey Rosen:

   If kindness and humility are in short supply outside the halls of justice, that's all the more reason to set a good example.

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