supply

B1 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /səˈplaɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2824

Meanings

1

verb
To provide something that someone needs or wants.

The company supplies fresh vegetables to local restaurants.
2

noun
An amount of something that is available to be used.

We packed a large supply of food for the trip.
3

verb
To provide or equip someone with what they need.

The school supplies every student with a laptop.
4

noun
In economics, the amount of a product available for sale at a given price.

When supply is low and demand is high, prices rise.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to provide something that... fulfill

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Word family

Forms suppliedsuppliessupplydsupplying

Derived forms self-supplysuppliersupply-sidesupply-sider

Related forms suppletion

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Phrases (4)

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water supply
the source and system that provide water for people to use

Noun + noun
abundant supply
a large quantity of something readily available

Adjective + noun
inexhaustible supply
An amount so large or continually renewed that it seems impossible to use up.

Adjective + noun
limitless supply
An amount that appears to have no end or practical limit.

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Don't get high on your own supply

Etymology

From Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin suppleo (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”). The Middle English spelling was modified to conform to Latin etymology.

*pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European supplien Middle English soupleer Old French suppleo Latin

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Topics

Economics & Markets Actions & Processes

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# supply

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /səˈplaɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 2824

## Meanings
1. To provide something that someone needs or wants.
2. An amount of something that is available to be used.
3. To provide or equip someone with what they need.
4. In economics, the amount of a product available for sale at a given price.

## Examples
- The company supplies fresh vegetables to local restaurants.
- We packed a large supply of food for the trip.
- The school supplies every student with a laptop.
- When supply is low and demand is high, prices rise.

## Synonyms
- provision

## Derived Forms
- self-supply
- supplier
- supply-side
- supply-sider

## Related Forms
- suppletion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pleh₁-
- Root: supplien
- Root: soupleer
- Root: suppleo

## Etymology
From Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin suppleo (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”). The Middle English spelling was modified to conform to Latin etymology.

## AI Etymology
Supply is from Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin suppleo (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”). The Middle English spelling was modified to conform to Latin etymology. In present-day use, it can mean to provide something that someone needs or wants, or an amount of something that is available to be used. Derived formations include self-supply, supplier, supply-side, supply-sider.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Actions & Processes

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