supplement

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something added to make up for what is missing or to improve something.

   This booklet is a useful supplement to the main textbook.

2. 2
   noun

   A vitamin, mineral, or other substance taken to add to your diet.

   She takes an iron supplement every morning.

3. 3
   verb

   To add something extra to something in order to improve it or make up for a shortage.

   He supplements his income by teaching evening classes.

4. 4
   noun

   An extra section of a newspaper or magazine on a particular subject.

   I always read the travel supplement on Sundays.

5. 5
   noun

   An extra charge added to a basic price.

   There is a small supplement for a room with a sea view.

From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).

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