supply
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2 [ Middle French souploier, alteration of soupplier ]
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Synonyms: Verb
accoutre (or accouter), equip, fit (out), furnish, gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit, provision, rig
Synonyms: Noun
budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stock
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Examples of supply in a Sentence
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The company supplied the necessary money. You'll have to supply your own food.Noun
adequate supplies of fresh water He bought a month's supply of cigarettes. They took a month's worth of supplies on the camping trip. The town is in need of basic medical supplies. a store that sells art supplies The state is trying to disrupt the supply of illegal drugs. The storm interrupted the town's electricity supply.
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But while the various scribes supplied the heartfelt speeches, stars like Emily Blunt and John Krasinski provided the major fashion moment. — Keaton Bell, Vogue, "Inside the 2019 Writer's Guild Awards, Where the Winners Surprised and Delighted," 19 Feb. 2019 Netflix has brokered a multi-picture deal with Paramount, with Paramount supplying Netflix with original movies in exchange for a part of the revenue stream, according to the Hollywood Reporter. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is getting a sequel," 27 Nov. 2018 Autumn Olive is known for supplying some of the state’s best pork to area restaurants, and their attention to each animal’s wellbeing is extraordinary. — Todd Plummer, Vogue, "Why This Region of Virginia Could Be the South’s New Foodie Hotspot," 29 Jan. 2019 Trump is reported to have supplied Pecker with information the National Enquirer could turn into juicy stories. — Alex Finley - Center For Public Integrity, Vox, "Trump got the National Enquirer to bury his secrets. Did he do the same with Putin?," 21 Dec. 2018 As part of the deal, Volkswagen will supply a fleet of electric cars, Mobileye will handle the self-driving technology, and Champion Motors, Israel’s second largest car importer and distributor, will run fleet management operations. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Volkswagen, Intel, and Mobileye will launch a self-driving taxi service in Israel in 2019," 29 Oct. 2018 Asthma Asthma screws with the passages that transport air into your lungs to supply your body with oxygen. — Korin Miller, SELF, "When to See a Doctor About That Weird Chest Tightness," 15 Aug. 2018 In many cases, patient recruiters, beneficiaries and others were paid cash kickbacks in return for supplying beneficiary information to providers so the providers could then submit fraudulent bills to Medicare, court documents say. — Washington Post, "Hundreds charged in health-care fraud sting," 29 June 2018 Sideshow performer the Big Icky will supply narration for the evening. — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit music: The Paybacks make a comeback; Flint Eastwood playing at MOCAD," 28 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Our supply chain is entirely based in this country. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "Symonds Pearmain Just Emerged As the Latest Label to Know From London," 16 Feb. 2019 Apple deals in such gargantuan quantities of iPhones that any change to the supply chain—or what comes in the box—has gigantic ripple effects. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Why the iPhone Won't Dump Lightning for USB-C Even Though the iPad Pro Did," 11 Feb. 2019 Boeing and Airbus will give presentations, including insights into how their supply chains operate. — Seattle Times Business Staff, The Seattle Times, "Monday Memo: T-Mobile CEO Legere testifies in D.C., aerospace conference, Airbus results," 10 Feb. 2019 Jump’s bikes are manufactured in China, but Foley said Uber has more control over its supply chain than other micromobility startups. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Uber’s new Jump e-bikes are easier to charge and harder to vandalize," 18 Dec. 2018 As Recode’s Jason Del Rey points out, Walker & Company will benefit from Procter & Gamble’s massive research and development ($1.9 billion) and advertising ($7 billion) budgets, as well as its firmer positioning in global supply chains. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, "Gillette owner Procter & Gamble is acquiring one of its razor startup competitors," 12 Dec. 2018 Just last week, Everlane announced plans to eliminate all virgin plastic from its supply chain by the year 2021. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "Burberry, H&M, L'Oreal and More Sign on to Address Global Plastic Crisis," 29 Oct. 2018 At Banyan Tree, the seasonal menu incorporates Hawaiian ingredients and Kai Café can provide supplies for lunch on the beach, or a hike, or local sightseeing. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Resorts in Hawaii: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 The likelihood of slower growth in Asian economies helped persuade OPEC members and Russia to act at their December meeting to cut their supply by 1.2 millions barrels a day. — Russell Gold, WSJ, "Oil Prices in 2019 May Hinge on U.S.-Iran Showdown," 21 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supply.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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