adj
supplemental
suhp-lih-MEHN-tuhl
adj
1
Serving to supplement something; additional.
"The company offers supplemental health insurance."
"Congress passed a supplemental funding bill."
How to Use Supplemental
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExtra or additional, added on top of something already in place.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
supplemental insurance
supplemental income
supplemental funding
Word Forms
more supplemental comparative, supplementals plural, most supplemental superlative
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Etymology
From supplement + -al.
Rhymes for supplemental
mental
dental
rental
parental
Oriental
elemental
accidental
ornamental
judgmental
incidental
monumental
regimental
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