Definition of Supply

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(v. t.)
To serve instead of; to take the place of.
  

(v. t.)
To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war.
  

(v. t.)
To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition.
  

(v. t.)
To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.
  

(n.)
The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies.
  

(n.)
The act of supplying; supplial.
  

(n.)
That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want.
  

(n.)
Auxiliary troops or reenforcements.
  

(n.)
An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
  

(n.)
A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.
  

(a.)
Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve.
  

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supply
\sup*ply"\, n.; pl. supplies (&?;).
1. the act of supplying; supplial. tucker.
2. that which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. specifically: (a) auxiliary troops or reënforcements. "my promised supply of horsemen." (b) the food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies. (c) an amount of money provided, as by parliament or congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies. (d) a person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.

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 stated supply 
 uninterruptible power supply 
 water supply 
 supply system 
 supply and demand 

Dirprwo = v. to supply

Dirprwy = n. a supply

Ymddiodi = v. to supply one's self with drink

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Noun
1. an amount of something available for use
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) reservoir
(derivation) provide, ply, cater
2. offering goods and services for sale
(antonym) demand
(hypernym) economic process
(derivation) issue
3. the activity of supplying or providing something
(synonym) provision, supplying
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) irrigation
(derivation) provide, ply, cater

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Verb
1. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
(synonym) provide, render, furnish
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) hydrate
(derivation) provision, supplying
2. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
(synonym) issue
(hypernym) distribute
(hyponym) unblock, unfreeze, free, release
(derivation) provision, supplying
3. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
(synonym) provide, ply, cater
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) staff
(derivation) provision, supplying
4. state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
(synonym) add, append
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert

Quantity of a product that will be offered to the market by suppliers at various prices for a specific period.
 

the total amount of a good or service available for purchase; along with demand, one of the two key determinants of price.

if demand is held constant, an increase in supply leads to a decreased price, while a decrease in supply leads to an increased price.

The quantity of a good available to meet demand. Supply consists of inventories from previous production, current production, and expected future production. Because resources are scarce, supply creates demand. Only price must be determined.

State: VIRGINIA
City: SUPPLY

The procurement, distribution, maintenance while in storage, and salvage of supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity of supplies. a. producer phase — That phase of military supply that extends from determination of procurement schedules to acceptance of finished supplies by the Military Services. b. consumer phase — That phase of military supply which extends from receipt of finished supplies by the Military Services through issue for use or consumption.
  

The willingness and ability of potential sellers to offer various specific amounts of a good or service for sale at each of a variety of alternative prices during a particular time period.

[See also: law of supply, supply schedule, supply curve, demand]

The process by which the Government submits its projected annual expenditures for parliamentary approval. It includes consideration of the Main and Supplementary Estimates, interim supply, motions to restore or reinstate items in the Estimates, appropriation bills, and motions debated on allotted days.

Compare: aids.

Alternative expression for source.

The components of petroleum supply are field production, refinery production, imports, and net receipts when calculated on a PAD District basis.

A set of categories used to account for how crude oil and petroleum products are transferred, distributed, or placed into the supply stream. The categories include field production, refinery production, and imports. Net receipts are also included on a Petroleum Administration for Defense (PAD) District basis to account for shipments of crude oil and petroleum products across districts.

Is likely to refer to the labor force (q.v.). The concept focuses on worker characteristics, especially their education and training, but also characteristics such as experience (often considered to be correlated with age), physical strength (often considered to be inversely correlated with age), ability to work in teams, etc. Some demographic characteristics are not to be considered in hiring and promotion decisions, but which are studied include gender, race, ethnicity, parental and marital statuses. See also http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils38.pdf

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