supply

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To provide something that someone needs or wants.

   The company supplies fresh vegetables to local restaurants.

2. 2
   noun

   An amount of something that is available to be used.

   We packed a large supply of food for the trip.

3. 3
   verb

   To provide or equip someone with what they need.

   The school supplies every student with a laptop.

4. 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.

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.

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