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Supplying
see synonyms of supplyingNoun
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Supplying
see synonyms of supplyingverb -plies, -plying or -plied
1. (transitive; often foll by with)
to furnish with something that is required
to supply the community with good government
2. (tr; often foll by to or for)
to make available or provide (something that is desired or lacking)
to supply books to the library
3. (transitive)
to provide for adequately; make good; satisfy
who will supply their needs?
4.
to serve as a substitute, usually temporary, in (another's position, etc)
there are no clergymen to supply the pulpit
5. (transitive) British
to fill (a vacancy, position, etc)
noun plural -plies
6.
a.
the act of providing or something that is provided
b.
(as modifier)
a supply dump
7. (often plural)
an amount available for use; stock
8. (plural)
food, equipment, etc, needed for a campaign or trip
9. economics
a.
willingness and ability to offer goods and services for sale
b.
the amount of a commodity that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at a specified price
Compare demand (sense 9)10. military
a.
the management and disposal of food and equipment
b.
(as modifier)
supply routes
11. (often plural)
a grant of money voted by a legislature for government expenses, esp those not covered by other revenues
12.
(in Parliament and similar legislatures) the money voted annually for the expenses of the civil service and armed forces
13.
a.
a person who acts as a temporary substitute
b.
(as modifier)
a supply vicar
14.
a source of electrical energy, gas, etc
15. obsolete
aid or assistance
adverb
in a supple manner
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Supplying
see synonyms of supplying verb transitiveWord forms: supˈplied or supˈplying
1.
to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted)
to supply tools to workers
2.
to meet the needs or requirements of; furnish, provide, or equip with what is needed or wanted
to supply workers with tools
3.
to compensate for; make good
to supply a deficiency
4.
to act as a substitute in; fill or serve in temporarily
to supply another's pulpit
verb intransitive
5.
to serve as a temporary substitute
nounWord forms: plural supˈplies
6.
the act of supplying
7.
an amount or quantity available for use; stock; store
8. [pl.]
materials, provisions, etc. for supplying an army, expedition, a business, etc.; sometimes, specif., provisions for an army other than materiel, vehicles, etc.
9. [often pl.] Chiefly British
an amount of money granted for government expenses; appropriation
10.
a temporary substitute, as for a minister
11. Obsolete
a.
aid; assistance
b.
reinforcements
12. Economics
the amount of a commodity available for purchase at a given price
see also demand adjective
13.
having to do with a supply or supplies
14.
serving as a substitute
adverb
in a supple manner; supplely
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Supplying
see synonyms of supplyingtr.v. sup·plied, sup·ply·ing, sup·plies
1. To make available for use; provide: Does the hotel supply towels?
2. To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip: supplied the players with uniforms. See Synonyms at furnish.
3. To have as a necessary or desirable feature: a crime scene that supplied valuable evidence.
4. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.
5. To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.
n. pl. sup·plies
1. The act of supplying: funds for the supply of the expedition.
2. An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock: Our supply of milk is low.
3. often supplies Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed.
4. Economics The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price.
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