ALL meanings of supply
sup·ply
S s - verb with object supply 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 supply to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite): to supply electricity to a community. 1
- verb with object supply to make up, compensate for, or satisfy (a deficiency, loss, need, etc.): The TVA supplied the need for cheap electricity. 1
- verb with object supply 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 supply 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 supply the act of supplying, furnishing, providing, satisfying, etc.: to begin the supply of household help. 1
- noun plural supply something that is supplied: The storm cut off our water supply. 1
- noun plural supply 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 supply 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 supply 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 supply 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 supply a person who fills a vacancy or takes the place of another, especially temporarily. 1
- noun plural supply supplies, Obsolete. reinforcement (def 4). 1
- noun plural supply Obsolete. aid. 1
- adverb supply in a supple manner or way; supplely. 1
- transitive verb supply provide: sth 1
- intransitive verb supply provide sth to sb 1
- transitive verb supply provide with sth 1
- noun supply store, stock 1
- noun,plural supply provisions: food, equipment 1
- noun supply act of supplying 1
- abbreviation SUPPLY substitute 1
- intransitive verb supply serve as a substitute 1
- abbreviation SUPPLY supplement 1
- transitive verb supply fulfil, satisfy 1
- noun supply an amount available for use; stock 0
- noun supply food, equipment, etc, needed for a campaign or trip 0
- noun supply willingness and ability to offer goods and services for sale 0
- noun supply the amount of a commodity that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at a specified price 0
- noun supply the management and disposal of food and equipment 0
- noun supply a grant of money voted by a legislature for government expenses, esp those not covered by other revenues 0
- noun supply (in Parliament and similar legislatures) the money voted annually for the expenses of the civil service and armed forces 0
- noun supply a person who acts as a temporary substitute 0
- noun supply a source of electrical energy, gas, etc 0
- noun supply aid or assistance 0
- adverb supply in a supple manner 0
- verb transitive supply to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted) 0
- verb transitive supply to meet the needs or requirements of; furnish, provide, or equip with what is needed or wanted 0
- verb transitive supply to compensate for; make good 0
- verb transitive supply to act as a substitute in; fill or serve in temporarily 0
- intransitive verb supply to serve as a temporary substitute 0
- noun supply the act of supplying 0
- noun supply an amount or quantity available for use; stock; store 0
- noun supply materials, provisions, etc. for supplying an army, expedition, a business, etc.; sometimes, specif., provisions for an army other than materiel, vehicles, etc. 0
- noun supply an amount of money granted for government expenses; appropriation 0
- noun supply a temporary substitute, as for a minister 0
- noun supply aid; assistance 0
- noun supply reinforcements 0
- noun supply the amount of a commodity available for purchase at a given price 0
- adjective supply having to do with a supply or supplies 0