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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSupply
/səˈplaɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.
"We have a limited supply of clean water."
- 1
Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.
"Our company will supply the necessary equipment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin suppliclere, meaning 'to fill up, make up, or supply', formed from sub- ('from below') plus plere ('to fill'). Entering Middle English via Old French soupleer in the 14th century, the term evolved from its original religious and contextual sense of filling a deficiency to mean providing goods or necessities on a broader scale.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supply" is said worldwide
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fourniture
Transliteration: fourniture
"La fourniture d'eau a été interrompue."
Versorgung
Transliteration: Versorgung
"Die Versorgung mit Strom ist gesichert."
fornitura
Transliteration: fornitura
"La fornitura di beni è stata completata."
suministro
Transliteration: suministro
"El suministro eléctrico falló anoche."
fornecimento
Transliteration: fornecimento
"O fornecimento de água foi normalizado."
आपूर्ति
Transliteration: āpūrti
"पानी की आपूर्ति बाधित हो गई है।"
供应
Transliteration: gōngyìng
"我们需要确保食品供应充足。"
공급
Transliteration: gong-geup
"안정적인 에너지 공급이 필요하다."
供給
Transliteration: kyōkyū
"水の安定供給が求められています。"
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