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supplies

suh-PLYZ/səˈplaɪz/

3 meanings of supplies

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of supply. Use this when talking about more than one supply.

    The hikers carried enough supplies to last the whole trip.

    Medical supplies arrived at the camp before nightfall.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of supply. Use this with he, she, or it.

    The farmer supplies the local market with fresh vegetables.

    A single generator supplies power to the whole building.

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  3. 3
    noun
    Money given for a certain purpose, especially money a government approves.

    Like money set aside to pay for one thing.

    Parliament voted the supplies needed to fund the army that year.

    The council asked for extra supplies to cover the road repairs.

    Similarfunds, appropriations, funding

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supplies is a form of supply

supply, noun: The food and goods that people gather and keep for use, especially for a trip or hard time. Full entry

Forms
supplysupplies plural
Spelling
supply → supplies: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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