supply
♦♦ sup|ply /səpl'aɪ/ (supplies supplying supplied)
1 [VERB] V n, V n with n, V n to n
If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it.
...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons.
...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas.
...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain.
2 [N-PLURAL] oft n N
You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities.
What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?...
The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam.
3 [N-VAR] N of n, n N
A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use.
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen...
Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy. (BUSINESS)
Prices change according to supply and demand.
≠ demand
5 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
Food is in short supply all over the country...mon|ey sup|ply
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The money supply is the total amount of money in a country's economy at any one time. (BUSINESS)
They believed that controlling the money supply would reduce inflation.sup|ply line (supply lines)
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A supply line is a route along which goods and equipment are transported to an army during a war.
The bombing campaign appears aimed at cutting the supply lines between Germany and its army in occupied France.sup|ply teach|er (supply teachers)
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A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there. (BRIT; in AM, use substitute teacher)wa|ter sup|ply (water supplies)
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The water supply in an area is the water which is collected and passed through pipes to buildings for people to use.
The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut off.
1 [VERB] V n, V n with n, V n to n
If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it.
...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons.
...a pipeline which will supply the major Greek cities with Russian natural gas.
...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain.
2 [N-PLURAL] oft n N
You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities.
What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?...
The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam.
3 [N-VAR] N of n, n N
A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use.
The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen...
Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy. (BUSINESS)
Prices change according to supply and demand.
≠ demand
5 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
Food is in short supply all over the country...mon|ey sup|ply
[N-UNCOUNT] usu the N
The money supply is the total amount of money in a country's economy at any one time. (BUSINESS)
They believed that controlling the money supply would reduce inflation.sup|ply line (supply lines)
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A supply line is a route along which goods and equipment are transported to an army during a war.
The bombing campaign appears aimed at cutting the supply lines between Germany and its army in occupied France.sup|ply teach|er (supply teachers)
[N-COUNT]
A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there. (BRIT; in AM, use substitute teacher)wa|ter sup|ply (water supplies)
[N-COUNT]
The water supply in an area is the water which is collected and passed through pipes to buildings for people to use.
The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut off.