supply

supply
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sup•ply
[[t]səˈplaɪ[/t]] v. -plied, -ply•ing,
1) to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite:
supplying the poor with clothing[/ex]
2) to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite):
supplied needed water to the region[/ex]
3) to make up, compensate for, or satisfy (a deficiency, loss, need, etc.)
4) to fill or occupy as a substitute, as a vacancy or a pulpit
5) to substitute for another, esp. in the pulpit of a church
6) the act of supplying, furnishing, satisfying, etc
7) something that is supplied:
the city's water supply[/ex]
8) a quantity of something on hand or available; stock or store:
a large supply of swimwear[/ex]
9) Usu., supplies. a provision, stock, or store of food or other things necessary for maintenance
10) bus the quantity of a commodity that is in the market and available for purchase or that is available for purchase at a particular price
11) mil supplies
a) the food, clothing, arms, etc., necessary to equip a military command
b) the department, officers, etc., in charge of procuring supplies
12) a person who fills a vacancy or takes the place of another, esp. temporarily
Etymology: 1325–75; < MF souplier, soupleer « L supplēre to fill up sup•pli′er, n. II
sup•ply
[[t]ˈsʌp li[/t]] adv.
in a supple manner; supplely
Etymology: 1525–35

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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