supply

supply
1 noun
1 AMOUNT AVAILABLE (C) an amount of something that is available to be used
(+ of): a regular supply of fresh vegetables | More donors are needed as blood supplies are running low.
2 be in short supply if something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to get: Chocolate was in short supply during the war.
3 gas/electricity/water supply a system that is used to supply gas etc: cut off a supply (=stop the supply): During the drought some households had their water supply cut off.
4 NECESSARY THINGS supplies (plural) food, clothes and things necessary for daily life, especially for a group of people over a period of time: A convoy of trucks packed with vital medical supplies succeeded in reaching the town.
5 supply and demand (U) the relationship between the amount of goods for sale and the amount that people want to buy, especially the way it influences prices
6 ACT OF SUPPLYING (U) the act or process of supplying something: The military government is trying to stop the supply of guns to the rebels. | supply of oxygen to the brain
7 supply ship/convoy/route etc a ship etc used for bringing or storing supplies
—see also: money supply 2 verb (T) to provide people with something that they need or want, especially regularly over a long period of time: supply sb with sth: US forces mounted a massive air operation to keep the city supplied with food. | An informer supplied the police with the names of those involved in the crime. | supply sth to sb: They were arrested for supplying drugs to street dealers.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • Supply — Sup*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl[ e]er, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See {Plenty}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Supply — may refer to:*Supply and demand theory *Government budget, in the Westminster System *Materiel, the goods and equipment that a military unit needs to fulfill its missionee also*Logistics *Military Supply Chain Management *Provider *Public finance …   Wikipedia

  • Supply — Sup*ply , n.; pl. {Supplies}. 1. The act of supplying; supplial. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Auxiliary troops or re[ e]nforcements. My promised… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supply — supply1 [sə plī′] vt. supplied, supplying [ME supplyen < MFr supplier < L supplere, to fill up < sub ,SUB + plere, to fill: see FULL1] 1. to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted) [to supply tools to workers] 2. to meet t …   English World dictionary

  • Supply — Sup*ply , a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. [1913 Webster] {Supply system} (Zo[ o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See Illust …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supply — ► VERB (supplies, supplied) 1) make (something needed) available to someone. 2) provide with something needed. 3) be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand). ► NOUN (pl. supplies) 1) a stock or amount of someth …   English terms dictionary

  • supply# — supply vb *provide, furnish Analogous words: *replace, supplant, supersede: compensate, satisfy, recompense (see PAY): fulfill, *satisfy, answer: sustain, *support, prop, bolster, buttress supply n * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • supply — I verb accommodate with, accouter, administer, afford, bestow, cater, contribute, deal out, deliver, distribute, endow, endue, equip, feed, fill up, fit out, furnish, give, grant, invest, lavish, maintain, minister, ministrare, oblige, outfit,… …   Law dictionary

  • supply — [n] reserve of goods accumulation, amount, backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, number, quantity, reservoir, source, stock, stockpile, store, surplus; concept 712 Ant. debt, lack supply [v] furnish, provide, give a resource afford, cater,… …   New thesaurus

  • Supply —   [sə plaɪ, englisch] der, s, Vorrat, Bestand, in der Wirtschaftstheorie das Angebot; Gegensatz: Demand …   Universal-Lexikon

  • supply — The mode, method, or route by which a given post office or locality receives its mail …   Glossary of postal terms

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