- supply
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 sth that is suppliedADJECTIVE▪ total▪
It is impossible to measure the total supply of money in circulation.
▪ available▪ endless, inexhaustible, infinite, limitless, never-ending, unending, unlimited▪He has an endless supply of corny jokes.
▪ abundant, bountiful, good, large, plentiful▪ adequate, ample, sufficient▪ excess▪ inadequate, limited, small▪Hurry, as we only have a limited supply of these TVs in stock!
▪ dwindling▪ constant, continuous, regular, steady▪ fresh▪The body needs a fresh supply of vitamin C every day.
▪ ready, reliable▪a reliable supply of clean water to communities
▪ domestic▪ air, blood, oxygen▪A clot in the brain cut off her blood supply.
▪ food, milk, water, etc.▪ coal, electricity, energy, fuel, gas, oil, power, etc.▪Domestic coal supplies were more plentiful in the 1950s.
▪Turn off the mains electricity supply. (BrE)
▪ mains (BrE)▪ labour/labor▪The farmers depend on a casual labour/labor supply at harvest time.
▪ money▪the country's problems with inflation and money supply
VERB + SUPPLY▪ have▪Make sure you have an adequate supply of brochures.
▪ get, lay in, obtain, receive▪We should lay in a good supply of beer for the party.
▪ produce, provide▪The studio produced a steady supply of good movies.
▪ ensure, maintain▪ cut off, disconnect, disrupt, stop▪The electricity company disconnected our supply.
▪The storm disrupted the town's power supply.
▪ deplete, exhaust, use, use up▪By the end of the winter the supply of grain was severely depleted.
▪ replenish, restock (esp. AmE), restore▪ increase▪ control, limit, reduce, restrict▪ exceed, outstrip▪Demand for top-quality programmers exceeds supply, leading to extortionate salaries.
SUPPLY + VERB▪ increase▪ fall▪ exceed demand, meet demand▪Supply did not increase to meet demand.
SUPPLY + NOUN▪ chain, line, network▪ system▪the water supply system
▪ contract▪ closet, room (both AmE)▪ depot, store (esp. AmE)▪I went to the office supply store.
▪ convoy, ship, train▪ routePREPOSITION▪ supply of▪a supply of spare batteries
▪ supply to▪to maintain an adequate water supply to the city
PHRASES▪ be in short supply▪Food is in short supply following the flooding.
▪ demand and supply, supply and demand▪laws of supply and demand
▪ a fall in supply, a shortfall in supply▪There will soon be a shortfall in the supply of qualified people.
▪ an increase in supply2 supplies amount of sth neededADJECTIVE▪ abundant, plentiful▪ limited, meagre/meager▪ vital▪ basic▪ emergency, humanitarian, relief▪ arms, food▪The Red Cross flew emergency food supplies into the war zone.
▪ medical, military▪ farm (esp. AmE), office, school (esp. AmE)▪ cleaning (esp. AmE)VERB + SUPPLIES▪ bring, bring in, lay in, provide (sb/sth with)▪The money raised will provide vital medical supplies to refugee camps.
▪ deliver▪ be out of, be short of▪ run out of, run short of▪ threaten▪Rebel action threatened relief supplies.
▪ buy▪ gatherSUPPLIES + VERB▪ hold out, last▪ be depleted, be exhausted, run out▪ dwindle, run low, run shortPREPOSITION▪ supply of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The injured climbers had only meagre/meager supplies of water and peanuts to live off.
verbADVERB▪ amply, well▪It was a spacious room amply supplied with expensive furniture.
▪The room was well supplied with reading material.
▪ adequately▪Any room where gas is used must be adequately supplied with air.
▪ poorly▪ generously, helpfully, kindly▪a buffet supper, generously supplied by club members
▪ readily▪Calvin readily supplied the information.
▪ free, free of chargeVERB + SUPPLY▪ agree to▪ refuse to▪ fail to▪ ask sb to▪Each applicant is asked to supply a portfolio of work at interview.
PREPOSITION▪ for▪goods supplied for private use
▪ from▪The water was supplied from a tanker.
▪ to▪They were accused of supplying arms to the rebels.
▪ with▪He refused to supply the police with information.
PHRASES▪ a contract to supply sth▪ keep sb/sth supplied with sth▪She kept the guests well supplied with champagne.
▪ with intent to supply (sb/sth) (BrE, law)▪He was jailed for possession of heroin with intent to supply.
Supply is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clue
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Supply — Sup*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl[ e]er, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See {Plenty}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Supply — Sup*ply , n.; pl. {Supplies}. 1. The act of supplying; supplial. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Auxiliary troops or re[ e]nforcements. My promised… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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