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Meaning of supplier | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
səˈplaɪə

Definitions

  1. One who supplies; a provider
  2. One who supplies; a provider.
  3. Someone who assists (sets up) a goal
  4. To make available for use; provide: Does the hotel supply towels?
  5. Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.
  6. To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip: supplied the players with uniforms. See Synonyms at furnish.
  7. To have as a necessary or desirable feature: a crime scene that supplied valuable evidence.
  8. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.
  9. To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.
  10. The act of supplying: funds for the supply of the expedition.
  11. An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock: Our supply of milk is low.
  12. often supplies Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed.
  13. Economics The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price.
    Economics
  14. n (Comm) → Lieferant(in) m(f)
    n

Equivalents

Examples

“A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.”
“Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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