Entry Word: complement

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else <with his practicality and her refreshing enthusiasm, they are perfect complements to each other>

Synonyms supplement

Related Words addendum, addition, appendix; adjunct, annex, appendage, extension; accessory, appliance, attachment; additive, filler

2 the largest number or amount that something can hold <a full complement of sailors on the ship> — see capacity 1