| word | supply |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you supply someone with something that they want or need, you give them a quantity of it. ...an agreement not to produce or supply chemical weapons. Tourist offices will supply you with a free basic street map. ...the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain. If you supply a missing word or piece of information, for example in a puzzle, you say or write it because you know it. Supply the missing word(s) and you could win a T-shirt. noun You can use supplies to refer to food, equipment, and other essential things that people need, especially when these are provided in large quantities. What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low? The country's only supplies are those it can import by lorry from Vietnam. A supply of something is an amount of it which someone has or which is available for them to use. The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen. Most urban water supplies in the country now contain fluoride. Supply is the quantity of goods and services that can be made available for people to buy . Prices change according to supply and demand. |
| inflections | suppliessupplyingsupplied |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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