verb
supply
suh-PLEYE
verb
1
To provide something needed.
"The farm supplies vegetables to local restaurants."
"Volunteers supplied blankets to the shelter."
noun
1
The amount of something available for use.
"The city's water supply is running low."
"We need to check our supply of printer paper."
2
The economic concept of how much of a good sellers are willing to offer at a given price.
"Supply and demand determine the market price."
How to Use Supply
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo provide something, or the stock/amount of something available.
Common pairings
supply and demand
in short supply
supply chain
Word Forms
more supply comparative, supplied past tense, supplies plural, supplies singular, most supply superlative
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Etymology
From Old French soupleer, from Latin suppleo ("to fill up, complete").