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The correct spelling is supply.

How to pronounce supply

/səˈplaɪ/
noun

IPA: /səˈplaɪ/

Say it like: Sup-plee

The correct spelling is supply. The act of supplying. For example: "supply and demand"

Usage Examples

supply and demand

A supply of good drinking water is essential.

to vote supplies

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of supplying.
  2. 2.An amount of something supplied.
  3. 3.(in the plural) provisions.
  4. 4.(chiefly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
  5. 5.Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.

verb

  1. 1.To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
  2. 2.To furnish or equip with.
  3. 3.To fill up, or keep full.
  4. 4.To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
  5. 5.To serve instead of; to take the place of.

adverb

  1. 1.Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

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