Supply vs. Supplement
Difference Between Supply and Supplement
Supplyverb
(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
to supply money for the warSupplementnoun
Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To furnish or equip with.
to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunitionSupplementnoun
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
Rivers are supplied by smaller streams.Supplementnoun
An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
Supplementnoun
(geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Supplementnoun
A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
Supplyverb
(intransitive) To act as a substitute.
Supplementverb
To provide or make a supplement to something.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.
to supply a pulpitSupplementnoun
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Supplynoun
(uncountable) The act of supplying.
supply and demandSupplementnoun
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Supplynoun
(countable) An amount of something supplied.
A supply of good drinking water is essential.She said, “China has always had a freshwater supply problem with 20 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its freshwater. File:She said, “China has always had a freshwater supply problem.oggSupplementnoun
a supplementary component that improves capability
Supplynoun
(in the plural) provisions.
Supplementverb
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient;
supplement your dietSupplynoun
An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
to vote suppliesSupplementverb
serve as a supplement to;
Vitamins supplemented his meager dietSupplynoun
Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
Supplementverb
add to the very end;
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented languageSupplyadverb
Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
Supplynoun
an amount of something available for use
Supplynoun
offering goods and services for sale
Supplynoun
the activity of supplying or providing something
Supplyverb
provide or furnish with;
We provided the room with an electrical heaterSupplyverb
circulate or distribute or equip with;
issue a new uniform to the childrensupply blankets for the bedsSupplyverb
provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;
The hostess provided lunch for all the guestsSupplyverb
state or say further;
`It doesn't matter,' he supplied
