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supply

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

səˈplaɪ

Definitions

The act of supplying.
uncountable
offer (a proposal that has been made)
Set of basic items for sustenance given to members of groups such as troops, prisons, hospitals, etc.
An amount of something supplied.
countable
offer (something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered)
Set of things or elements that give and consider basic or necessary for an end; effects supplied.
The market force that causes sellers to be both willing and able to sell a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently available to be bought at any given price point; the amount itself.
countable, uncountable
Provisions.
countable, in-plural, uncountable
deal, sale, bargain
An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
countable, in-plural, uncountable
third-person singular present indicative
Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
countable, uncountable

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of supply.

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Equivalents

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العربيةإمداد التّجهيز تزويدتوريد ذخيرة زود

Беларускаязабеспячэнне паставіць

Българскидоставка доставя доставямзапас заредя зареждам поставка

বাংলাসরবরাহ

Bosanskiliferacija rezerva sunuдоставити поставка

Catalàequipar fornir proveirprovisions subministrament subministrar suplent

Češtinadodávka forota nabídkanabídkový poskytnout poskytovat přísun zásoba zásobování

Danskerstatte finanslov forrådforsyne lager levere skaffe udbud yde

Ελληνικάανεφοδιασμός αποπληρώνω γεμίζωεφοδιάζω παροχή πληρώ πληρώνω πληρωτής προμήθεια προμηθευτικός προσφέρω προσφορά τροφοδοσία

Esperantoprovizi

Gaeilgelon soláthar

Galegoabastecemento abastecer abastobastimento fornecemento fornecer oferta provisións

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻihō

עבריתאספקה ספק

हिन्दीआपूर्ति पूर्ति मददसंभरण

Hrvatskiliferacija rezerva sunuдоставити поставка

MagyarEllát ellátás ellátmányfelszerel helyettesít készlet kínálat pótol szolgáltatás

Հայերենառաջարկ մատակարարում

Bahasa Indonesiapasok pasokan pelaburpenyediaan perbekalan persediaan suplai tandon

Italianoallestire approvvigionamenti approvvigionamentofornire fornitura rifornire supplente supplire

日本語のうふ代理を務める供給供給する備蓄収埋め合わせる廩支給用品納入補填する補給調達賄配給㐭

한국어龔 공급 공급하다보급 비축

Kurdîarz ho

Latinacopia instrumentum

Македонскиснабдување

मराठीपुरवठा

Bahasa Melayubekal bekalan

Nederlandslevering

Polskiartykuł pierwszej potrzeby dowóz materiałpodaż zaopatrywać zaopatrzenie zaopatrzyć

Portuguêsabastecer abastecimento fornecerprover provisão provisões suprimento suprir

Românăalimentare aprovizionare provizierezerva

Русскийзапас пополнить пополнятьпоставить поставка поставлять предложение припасы снабдить снабжать снабжение снарядить снаряжать

Српскиliferacija rezerva sunuдоставити поставка

Svenskaavhjälpa förse försörjninggottgöra leverera tillförsel tillgång tillgodose utbud

తెలుగుఅందించు సరఫరా

Tagalogkatustusan panustos

Türkçearz gereç ikmalsunu tedarik

Українськадоста́вити доставля́ти забезпеченнязапас поста́вка постача́ння постачати поста́чити пропозиція

Tiếng Việt供

Examples

“A supply ⟳ of good drinking water is essential.”

“She said, "China has always had a freshwater supply ⟳ problem with 20 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its freshwater".”

“Supply ⟳ and demand ⟳ ebb and flow ⟳ in a complex interplay.”

“The supply ⟳ of timber to the region's mills was lower than expected this month, owing to transport ⟳ problems posed by wildfires.”

“They are busy laying in supplies for the coming winter.”

“to vote ⟳ supplies”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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