supply
supply Lexical Profile
supply Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A stock, amount, or resource of something needed or desired that is available for use or distribution.
"The region relies on mountain snowpack for its primary water supply."
Provisions, equipment, materials, or consumables needed for a particular purpose, expedition, or daily operation (usually used in the plural).
"Before the semester began, the students purchased notebooks and other school supplies."
In economics, the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers at a given price and time.
"Prices typically rise when consumer demand exceeds market supply."
• verb
To make something needed or wanted available to someone; to provide or furnish.
"Local farms supply fresh produce to restaurants throughout the city."
To be a source of or satisfy a requirement, deficiency, or need.
"A balanced diet should supply all the essential vitamins your body requires."
• adverb
In a supple, flexible, or limber manner; with easy adaptability or pliability.
"The gymnast moved supply across the mat, bending effortlessly into each pose."
Word Nuance & Usage
The homograph 'supply' (pronounced /ˈsʌpli/) is an uncommon adverb derived from the adjective 'supple', meaning in a flexible or limber manner, and should not be confused with the common noun and verb 'supply' (/səˈplaɪ/).
• Rhymes for supply
• Nearby Words
Word Origin & Etymology
The noun and verb derive from Middle English via Old French soupleier, from Latin supplere ('to fill up, complete'), combining sub- ('up from below') and plere ('to fill'). The homographic adverb is formed from the adjective 'supple' plus the suffix '-ly'.