vivres — meaning in English

English meaning

• supply verb To provide something needed.
• victual noun Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.

Senses

vivres is used for these senses in English:

• supply (in the plural) Provisions.
• victual (archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.

supply — full definition

1. verb To provide something needed.
2. noun The amount of something available for use.
3. noun The economic concept of how much of a good sellers are willing to offer at a given price.

victual — full definition

1. noun Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.
2. noun Food supplies; provisions.
3. noun Edible plants.
4. noun Grain of any kind.

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