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1. amount of a commodity offered at a given price or available for meeting a demand.


2. to give or furnish (something needed or desirable) to others.

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verb

1. To act as a substitute: fill in, stand in, substitute. Informal pinch-hit, sub. See substitute.
2. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand, hand over, provide, transfer, turn over. See give/take/reciprocity.

n

Definition: reserve of goods
Antonyms: debt, lack

v

Definition: furnish, provide, give a resource
Antonyms: seize, take

n.the procurement, distribution, maintenance (while in storage), and salvage of supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity of supplies.

There are two phases of supply: the producer phase of supply extends from the determination of procurement schedules to the acceptance of finished supplies by the military services. The consumer phase of supply extends from the receipt of finished supplies by the military services through the issue for use or consumption.

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The amount of any given commodity available for sale at a given time.

A fundamental economic concept that describes the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers. Supply can relate to the amount available at a specific price or the amount available across a range of prices if displayed on a graph. This relates closely to the demand for a good or service at a specific price; all else being equal, the supply provided by producers will rise if the price rises because all firms look to maximize profits.

Investopedia Says:
Supply and demand trends form the basis of the modern economy. Each specific good or service will have its own supply and demand patterns based on price, utility and personal preference. If people demand a good and are willing to pay more for it, producers will add to the supply. As the supply increases, the price will fall given the same level of demand. Ideally, markets will reach a point of equilibrium where the supply equals the demand (no excess supply and no shortages) for a given price point; at this point ,consumer utility and producer profits are maximized.  

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(DOD) 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.

IN BRIEF: n. - The activity of providing something; Furnishing what is lacking; Providing

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. — Jonathan Swift

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - levere, yde, give, skaffe, tilfredsstille, erstatte, afhjælpe, vikariere
v. intr. - vikariere
n. - leverance, levering, tilførsel, lager, beholdning, forsyning

idioms:

• in short supply    mangelvare
• on supply    på lager
• supply and demand    udbud og efterspørgsel
• supply line    forsyningslinie
• supply teacher    vikar

2.
adv. - bøjelig, smidig, eftergivende

Nederlands (Dutch)
leveren, aanvoeren, bevoorraden, aanvoer, toevoer, bevoorrading, voorraad, soepel

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - fournir, approvisionner, apporter (de l'affection), ravitailler, subvenir à, répondre à
v. intr. - remplacer (qn) (à un poste)
n. - approvisionnement, fourniture, livraison, réserves, alimentation (en fuel, en gaz), approvisionnement (en vivres), fourniture d'approvisionnement, (GB, École) suppléant, remplaçant

idioms:

• in short supply    difficile à obtenir
• on supply    disponible
• supply and demand    l'offre et la demande
• supply line    voie de ravitaillement
• supply teacher    (GB, École) suppléant, remplaçant

2.
adv. - de manière souple, souplement

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - liefern, sorgen für, versorgen, abhelfen, beliefern
n. - Lieferung, Versorgung, Angebot, Vorrat, (Stell)vertretung

idioms:

• in short supply    knapp
• on supply    als Vertretung
• supply and demand    Angebot und Nachfrage
• supply line    Nachschubweg
• supply teacher    Vertretung

2.
adv. - geschmeidig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανεφοδιάζω, εφοδιάζω, προμηθεύω, τροφοδοτώ
n. - προμήθεια, αναγκαιούσα ή διαθέσιμη ποσότητα, παρακαταθήκη, απόθεμα, (αν)εφοδιασμός, προμήθεια, (οικον.) προσφορά
adv. - παροχής, τροφοδοσίας

idioms:

• in short supply    δυσεύρετος, (οικον.) ανεπαρκής
• on supply    προσωρινός αντικαταστάτης
• supply and demand    (οικον.) προσφορά και ζήτηση
• supply line    γραμμή παροχής
• supply teacher    αναπληρωτής δάσκαλος

Italiano (Italian)
forniture, fornire, consegnare, rifornire, fornitura, rifornimento, scorta, flessibilmente

idioms:

• in short supply    scarso
• on supply    a disposizione
• supply and demand    domanda ed offerta
• supply line    linea di fornitura
• supply teacher    supplente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fornecer
n. - fornecimento (m)
adv. - de fornecimento

idioms:

• in short supply    pouco disponível
• on supply    disponível
• supply and demand    oferta e procura
• supply line    via de abastecimento
• supply teacher    professor (m) substituto

Русский (Russian)
запас, снабжение, временный заместитель, предложение (экон.), подача (электроэнергии, воды и т.п.), снабжать, поставлять, восполнять, временно замещать, подавать (электроэнергию, воду и т.п.)

idioms:

• in short supply    не хватает
• on supply    временно замещающий
• supply and demand    спрос и предложение
• supply line    путь подвоза
• supply teacher    внештатный заместитель учителя

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - suministrar, surtir, entregar, facilitar, proporcionar, abastecer, dar, suplir, llenar, satisfacer, servir (un cargo) como suplente, proveer
v. intr. - proveer de, aprovisionar
n. - suministros, pertrechos, abastecimiento, provisión, suministro, aprovisionamiento, abasto, existencias, stock, almacenamiento, surtido

idioms:

• in short supply    escaso
• on supply    como suplente, en sustitución
• supply and demand    oferta y demanda
• supply line    vía de abastecimiento, conexión de servicio
• supply teacher    profesor suplente

2.
adv. - de un modo suave, flexible

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skaffa, anskaffa, tillhandahålla, erbjuda, lämna, ersätta någon, komma med, leverera, fylla (ut), täcka
n. - tillförsel, anskaffning, leverans, vikariat, förordnande
adv. - på ett inställsamt sätt, på ett mjukt sätt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
补给, 提供, 供给, 替代他人职务, 替代, 供应品

idioms:

• in short supply    供应不足
• on supply    做代理牧师, 任代课教师
• supply and demand    供求
• supply line    运输线, 军需品供应线路
• supply teacher    代课教师

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 補給, 提供, 供給
v. intr. - 替代他人職務, 替代
n. - 補給, 供應品, 供給

idioms:

• in short supply    供應不足
• on supply    做代理牧師, 任代課教師
• supply and demand    供求
• supply line    運輸線, 軍需品供應線路
• supply teacher    代課教師

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 공급하다, 배급하다, 조달하다
v. intr. - 대리를 맡아보다
n. - 공급, 배급 , 준비품

idioms:

• in short supply    공급 부족으로

2.
adv. - 유연하게, 유순하게

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 供給する, 満たす, 補充する, 代役をする
n. - 供給, 供給量, 供給物, 歳出, 仕送り, 生活必需品, 必要品

idioms:

• on supply    代理を務める
• supply and demand    需要と供給
• supply line    補給線
• supply teacher    臨時教員

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزود , يجهز (الاسم) زاد , تزويد , تجهيز (ظرف) لغايات التزويد تزويديا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפק, צייד, נתן, המציא‬
v. intr. - ‮מילא מקום של‬
n. - ‮הספקה, אספקה, מלאי‬
adv. - ‮איות שונה של YLELPPUS (ELPPUS)‬

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