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   supply

   /səˈplʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide: "the farm supplies apples to cider makers" Similar givecontributeprovidefurnishdonatebestowgrantendowaffordimpartlay oncome up withmake availableprofferdispenseallocateallotassigndisburselavishshowerregaleinformal:fork outshell outarchaic:ministerprovidefurnishendowserveconferequiprig outoutfitclothefitarmkit outrare:endue
   • ▪ provide with something needed or wanted: "make sure the workers are supplied with enough building materials" Similar givecontributeprovidefurnishdonatebestowgrantendowaffordimpartlay oncome up withmake availableprofferdispenseallocateallotassigndisburselavishshowerregaleinformal:fork outshell outarchaic:ministerprovidefurnishendowserveconferequiprig outoutfitclothefitarmkit outrare:endue
   • ▪ be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand): "the two reservoirs supply about 1% of the city's needs" Similar satisfymeetfulfilfillbe adequate forcater for
   • 2. take over (a vacant place or role): archaic "when she died, no one could supply her place"

   noun

   • 1. a stock or amount of something supplied or available for use: "a farm with good water supply" Similar stockstorereservereservoirstockpileheappilemasshoardcachecollectionstorehouserepositoryfundcropminebankarsenal
   • ▪ the action of providing what is needed or wanted: "the deal involved the supply of forty fighter aircraft" Similar provisionprovidingsupplyingfurnishingdisseminationdistributionlaying onsending outservingaccommodation
   • ▪ the amount of a good or service offered for sale.
   • ▪ the provisions and equipment necessary for an army or for people engaged in a particular project or expedition.
   • ▪ providing necessary goods and equipment: "a supply ship"
   • ▪ a grant of money by Parliament for the costs of government. British
   • 2. a person, especially a schoolteacher, acting as a temporary substitute for another: "a supply teacher"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere ‘fill up’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’. The early sense of the noun was ‘assistance, relief’ (chiefly a Scots use).

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   14 Apr 2023 · Supply is the amount of a good or service that producers are willing to offer to consumers at a specific price. Learn how supply is affected by demand, cost, preferences, policy and more, and how to graph and measure supply elasticity.

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsupply noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSUPPLY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Learn how supply is the amount of a good or service a producer is willing to offer at each price, and how the law of supply explains the positive relationship between price and quantity supplied. See how to create and interpret a supply curve and a supply schedule using gasoline as an example.