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Supply

/səˈplaɪ/

The act of supplying.

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📖 Definitions of "Supply"

noun

1
The act of supplying.
"supply and demand"
2
An amount of something supplied.
"A supply of good drinking water is essential."
3
(in the plural) provisions.
4
(chiefly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
"to vote supplies"

verb

1
To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
"to supply money for the war"
2
To furnish or equip with.
"to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition"
3
To fill up, or keep full.
"Rivers are supplied by smaller streams."
4
To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.

🔄 Synonyms of "Supply"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
renderverb	(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
issuenoun	The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
provideverb	To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
provisionnoun	An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
appendverb	(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex
providingnoun	Something provided; a provision.
plyverb	A layer of material.
addverb	(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
supplyingnoun	the activity of supplying or providing something
caterverb	(ambitransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.
furnishverb	(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

↔️ Antonyms of "Supply"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
demandnoun	The desire to purchase goods and services.
recallverb	(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Supply"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
providingnoun	Something provided; a provision.
provisionnoun	An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
provideverb	To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
furnishverb	(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
renderverb	(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
addverb	(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
issuenoun	The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
appendverb	(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex
plyverb	A layer of material.
caterverb	(ambitransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.
supplyingnoun	the activity of supplying or providing something
provisioningnoun	An act of supplying with provisions.
rationingnoun	Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.
contributeverb	(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
accessnoun	(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
issuancenoun	The act of issuing, or giving out.
resourcenoun	Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
produceverb	(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
bringverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.