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noun

Definition of supplynext
as in inventory
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking

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verb

sə-ˈplī How to pronounce supply (audio)
1
as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them

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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots

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Recent Examples of supply
Noun
The vans were fitted with sham branding for a fuel delivery firm as well as a pool supply company. — Willem Marx, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 Some business owners and workers attended the Tuesday meeting to emphasize the importance of increasing the downtown parking supply. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
The Pakistani mill’s solar power system is expected to supply 25 percent of the energy used in production. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026 Five transformers will supply power to the NIPSCO substation under construction at the 723-acre data center site located at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supply
  1. inventory
  2. equip
  3. provide
  4. repertoire
  5. furnish
  6. give
  7. pool
  8. provision
Noun
  • The grants will be administered through the Department of Housing and Economic Development to cover expenses including rent, payroll, utilities and inventory.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The oil surplus has allowed the US to replenish some of its key inventories – particularly in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of inventory
Verb
  • Lee said the property is equipped for heavy machinery and has six loading docks and office space.
    — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Each spacecraft is about the size of two refrigerators and equipped with three scientific instruments and a couple cameras.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of equip
Verb
  • The reported 5% net energy saving accounts for that additional energy demand, although the institute has not provided a detailed breakdown of the trial results.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • In a world where chatbots and agents easily answer most generic questions for free, the value of news organizations seeking payment from readers could be to provide a perspective that audiences know has been verified by a human being.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of provide
Noun
  • Marsalis sampled his expansive repertoire in performance and was joined in conversation by the senior editor Nick Trautwein at the twenty-seventh New Yorker Festival.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • My Beloved will make an impact on the rest of Kings of Leon’s repertoire.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of repertoire
Verb
  • The home was sold furnished, too, meaning the new owner can settle in without having to orchestrate an entire design production.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The former is furnished with a sofa, plus there's room to install a TV on the wall.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • Jones-Priest ran it in again from a yard out and Gabe Guevera booted a 27-yard field goal with five seconds left before the intermission to give Martin a 17-3 lead at the break.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The Monarchs went three-and-out on their first drive, and a very short pooch-punt from freshman quarterback Paytyn Guess gave the Huskies great field position.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of give
Noun
  • An elevator in its lobby connects the ground level up to the Isla Blue restaurant, and the pool has a lift for anyone who would need help getting in and out, without using the stairs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Making changes In 1978, a newly single Ross welcomed Barbara Walters to her Beverly Hills home for an interview about her career and life as a single mother in front of a window overlooking the backyard pool.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of pool
Verb
  • The question no longer would be simply what provisions a union can persuade a school to accept, but what provisions an outside arbitration panel could compel it to accept.
    — Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • An essential state role, parallel to provisioning basic services like education and healthcare, is endowing a wide open aesthetic field of form and meaning and collective sensibility.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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