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sup·ply S0906400 (sə-plī′)tr.v. sup·plied, sup·ply·ing, sup·plies 1. To make available for use; provide: Does the hotel supply towels?2. To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip: supplied the players with uniforms. See Synonyms at furnish.3. To have as a necessary or desirable feature: a crime scene that supplied valuable evidence.4. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.5. To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.n. pl. sup·plies 1. The act of supplying: funds for the supply of the expedition.2. An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock: Our supply of milk is low.3. often supplies Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed.4. Economics The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price. [Middle English supplien, to help, complete, furnish with additional troops, from Old French soupleer, to fill up, from Latin supplēre : sub-, from below; see sub- + plēre, to fill; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.] sup·pli′er n.suppliesIn logistics, all materiel and items used in the equipment, support, and maintenance of military forces. See also assembly; component; equipment; subassembly.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeesupplyMedicalSeesupplierSupplies
SUPPLIES, Eng. Law. Extraordinary grants to the king by parliament, to supply the exigencies of the state. Jacob's Law Dict. h.t. |