supply
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1.0
- noun
- /səˈplaɪ/
:
reserva
- I've just come from the town's water supply.
- supply and demand
- food supply
- water supply
Why would you need a monthly supply of fresh blue aprons?
- Why would you need a monthly supply of fresh blue aprons?
- These are all found in the milk supply, all of these.
- We'll just go down as the supply of Labor goes up.
- Coal is not eternal and there is a limited supply in our ground.
- And where do you get your supply or just from?
- They go praise needed, supply needed, punching bag needed.
- Whatever it is, now they're getting supply and they're a bit nicer.
- Like even when my flow or my flow, my supply was at the highest.
- Bitcoin actually it's got lower supply creation than gold itself.
Examples
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With unemployment standing slightly above five percent, the supply of young workers continues to shrink.
Academic text (1990) -
An endless supply of food, clean air, water.
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These are all found in the milk supply, all of these.
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One year's supply of cooking oil?
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A single company in the region makes 70 percent of the world's supply of one material.
Academic text (2011) -
At the same time, demand was spiking, supply was actually cratering.
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The store has a large supply of fruits and vegetables to meet customer needs.
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During the winter months, a good supply of firewood is essential for heating homes.
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Our school keeps a sufficient supply of stationery items for the students.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
A thing like money, tools or support that you can use when needed
748
1.0
Things needed for an activity, like food or tools
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1.6
An amount of something kept for future use
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3.5
A supply kept for future use, often in an emergency
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1.0
A supply of things kept for future use
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3.8
A supply of food and other needed items kept for future use
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4.2
A large supply of goods kept for future use
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4.7
A large supply of something kept for use when needed
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2.6
A box of food, water, and medicine kept for use during a disaster
To keep goods like food or tools until you need them
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.9
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.1
All the money in cash and bank accounts that people use in a country
- Specialized
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7.2
An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
- Specialized
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3.9
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
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Supply meaning an amount comes from the idea in Latin supplere 'to fill', so a supply is the amount that 'fills' what you need.