ALL meanings of supplier
sup·ply
S s - verb with object supplier to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity. 1
- verb with object supplier to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite): to supply electricity to a community. 1
- verb with object supplier to make up, compensate for, or satisfy (a deficiency, loss, need, etc.): The TVA supplied the need for cheap electricity. 1
- verb with object supplier to fill or occupy as a substitute, as a vacancy, a pulpit, etc.: During the summer local clergymen will supply the pulpit. 1
- verb without object supplier to fill the place of another, especially the pulpit of a church, temporarily or as a substitute: Who will supply until the new minister arrives? 1
- noun plural supplier the act of supplying, furnishing, providing, satisfying, etc.: to begin the supply of household help. 1
- noun plural supplier something that is supplied: The storm cut off our water supply. 1
- noun plural supplier a quantity of something on hand or available, as for use; a stock or store: Did you see our new supply of shirts? 1
- noun plural supplier Usually, supplies. a provision, stock, or store of food or other things necessary for maintenance: to lay in supplies for the winter. 1
- noun plural supplier Economics. the quantity of a commodity that is in the market and available for purchase or that is available for purchase at a particular price. 1
- noun plural supplier supplies, Military. all items necessary for the equipment, maintenance, and operation of a military command, including food, clothing, arms, ammunition, fuel, materials, and machinery. procurement, distribution, maintenance, and salvage of supplies. 1
- noun plural supplier a person who fills a vacancy or takes the place of another, especially temporarily. 1
- noun plural supplier supplies, Obsolete. reinforcement (def 4). 1
- noun plural supplier Obsolete. aid. 1
- countable noun supplier A supplier is a person, company, or organization that sells or supplies something such as goods or equipment to customers. 0
- noun supplier A company's suppliers are businesses that supply the company with products or materials. 0