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Meaning of the word supplies in English

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supplies

US /səˈplɑɪz/

Verb

make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Example:
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the farm supplies apples to cider makers
Synonym:
give contribute provide furnish donate bestow grant endow afford impart lay on come up with proffer dispense allocate allot assign disburse lavish shower regale shell out minister serve confer equip rig out outfit clothe fit arm endue

Noun

a stock of a resource from which a person or place can be provided with the necessary amount of that resource.

Example:
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there were fears that the drought would limit the exhibition's water supply
Synonym:
stock store reserve reservoir stockpile heap pile mass hoard cache collection storehouse repository fund crop mine bank arsenal
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Related Word:
supply supply chain supply and demand supply chain management