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

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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

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Etymology: 1525–35