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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

suprimentos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: soo-pree-men-tos

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Supplies/səˈplaɪz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A escola encomendou novos suprimentos para o próximo semestre."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Items or materials needed for a particular purpose.

    "The school ordered new supplies for the upcoming semester."
  2. 2

    The act of providing or making available what is needed.

    "The supplies of food were delivered to the disaster area."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English verb 'supply', originating from the Old French 'supplier' and ultimately from the Latin 'supplere' (to fill up, complete). The noun form developed in the 16th century to denote things supplied for use or the stock of such things.

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