supply
IPA: sʌpɫˈaɪ
noun
- (uncountable) The act of supplying.
- (countable) An amount of something supplied.
- (in the plural) Provisions.
- (chiefly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
- Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
verb
- (transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
- (transitive) To furnish or equip with.
- (transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
- (transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
- (transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
- (intransitive) To act as a substitute.
- (transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.
adverb
- Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
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Examples of "supply" in Sentences
- The claim that there “can” be a decrease in supply is also weak.
- "Demand is good while the supply is short for the market," he said.
- Vaccine supply is short for both private providers and health departments.
- This year the shortfall in supply is particularly acute in the sugar market.
- High Oil price - every price high - cost high - earning low - Report Abuse The term "supply increase" is a poorly chosen term.
- Half of the world's tin supply is in Cornwall and the Malay States, and Great Britain controls that and practically the main part of Bolivia's output.
- In India, the demand over the next 10 years will increase by about 40 percent, whereas the increase in supply from the maturing oil fields is expected to be about 12 percent, said Sing.
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