Meaning & use
supply
The amount of a resource, product, or service available for use or purchase.
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The store's supply of umbrellas ran out within an hour of the storm warning.
Farmers worried that the drought would shrink the region's food supply.
A note on using this word
In economics, supply is typically discussed alongside 'demand' to explain how prices are set in a market.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To provide someone with something needed or wanted.
The charity supplies blankets and food to families after natural disasters.
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