plural supplies
1
a
: the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available
beer was in short supply in that hot weather—
Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute
b
: provisions, stores
—usually used in plural
c
: a member of the clergy filling a vacant pulpit temporarily
d
obsolete
: reinforcements
—often used in plural
2
: the act or process of filling a want or need
engaged in the supply of raw materials to industry
3
: the quantities of goods or services offered for sale at a particular time or at one price
4
: something that maintains or constitutes a supply
5
obsolete
: assistance, succor
supplied; supplying
1
a
: to make available for use : provide
supplied the necessary funds
b
: to satisfy the needs or wishes of
c
: to provide for : satisfy
laws by which the material wants of men are supplied—Bulletin of Bates College
Bulletin of Bates College
d
: to furnish (organs, tissues, or cells) with a vital element (such as blood or nerve fibers)
2
: to substitute for another in
specifically
: to serve as a supply in (a church or pulpit)
3
: to add as a supplement
: to serve as a supply or substitute
supply
3 of 3less common spelling of supplely
Synonyms
Examples of supply in a Sentence
Noun
adequate supplies of fresh water
He bought a month's supply of cigarettes.
They took a month's worth of supplies on the camping trip.
The town is in need of basic medical supplies.
a store that sells art supplies
The state is trying to disrupt the supply of illegal drugs.
The storm interrupted the town's electricity supply.
Verb
The company supplied the necessary money.
You'll have to supply your own food.
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Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
The other factor is the failure of the Biden administration to put an end to the Israeli wars that caused the deaths of more than 43,000 Palestinians by continuing supplies of weapons.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
By some estimates, Pyongyang has also supplied half the shells Russia is using in Ukraine.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Many kitchen supply stores, such as Sur La Table and Eatly, offer classes.
—Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
The other factor is the failure of the Biden administration to put an end to the Israeli wars that caused the deaths of more than 43,000 Palestinians by continuing supplies of weapons.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
The huts have either an outhouse or an indoor bathroom with toilet paper supplied.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
By some estimates, Pyongyang has also supplied half the shells Russia is using in Ukraine.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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supply
2 of 2 noun
plural supplies
1
a
: the quantity or amount of something that is needed or available
the nation's oil supply
b
: store entry 2 sense 1b
—usually used in plural
2
: the act or process of filling a want or need
3
: the quantities of goods or services offered for sale at a particular time or at one price
Medical Definition
supply
transitive verb
sup·ply
sə-ˈplī 
supplied; supplying
: to furnish (organs, tissues, or cells) with a vital element (as blood or nerve fibers)
—used of nerves and blood vessels
the mandibular foramen transmits blood vessels and nerves supplying the lower teeth
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