supply
- noun
- /səˈplaɪ/
- We had a whole scenario on supply chain disruptions.
- supply and demand
- supply chain
- supply disruptions
We had a whole scenario on supply chain disruptions.
- We had a whole scenario on supply chain disruptions.
- is back ordered. You guessed it, supply chain issues.
- Everything happens before or after it in the supply chain based on those dates.
- That's why we lose people in these painful supply convoys.
Examples
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Because we have a supply and demand issue.
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You told me we had an adequate water supply.
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Population and production are going up, but the supply is going down.
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There was under supply of basic skills training.
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For the short term, the problem is not one of supply but rather one of environmental effects.
Academic text (1999) -
There are some platforms that have enough supply of content and enough demand.
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So this inventory issue or lack of supply is what's driving prices up.
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Energy policy must be targeted toward expanding the supply of all domestic resources, including coal.
Academic text (1999) -
That's a huge strain on supply and trained professionals.
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The supply of clean water to the village has improved significantly over the last year.
Synonyms
Making goods or services on a large scale
A system that moves goods from factories to stores
The act of supplying things people need, like food
To put goods or fish into a place to keep it full
Giving things people need or want
The act of supplying food and other things people need
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
Compounds
- Specialized
All the money in cash and bank accounts that people use in a country
- Specialized
An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
- Specialized
A spacecraft that delivers food, equipment, and spare parts to a space station
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
- Specialized
A market where sellers sell only at one price and refuse lower prices
- Specialized
A container that holds a liquid or material and lets it out when needed
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Supply as a noun comes from Latin supplere 'to fill', the same root you find in complete, so a supply can mean the act of giving what is needed — 'filling' a need.