supply
/səˈplaɪ/noun
उच्चारण सप्लाइ
आपूर्ति, सप्लाई; रसद
Basic word
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[C, U]
an amount of something that is provided or available to be used; (supplies) things such as food, medicines, fuel that are needed by a group of people; the act of supplying something
आपूर्ति, सप्लाई; रसद
- water supply
- medical supplies
- The city's water supply was cut off for six hours.
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- The shop has a good supply of fresh vegetables.
- Supply and demand decide the price of onions.
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[T] ~ sth (to sb) | ~ sb (with sth)
to give somebody something that they need or want or that they use regularly
आपूर्ति करना, देना
- The farm supplies milk to the city.
- The company supplies uniforms to several schools.
- Dams supply the city with water throughout the year.
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- The shop was supplied with new books last week.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Supply sth to sb or supply sb with sth ('supply food to the victims'; 'supply the victims with food').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: supply sth to sb या supply sb with sth ('supply food to the victims'; 'supply the victims with food')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In short supply (scarce: 'Water is in short supply in summer').
Idiom 'in short supply' (दुर्लभ, कमी में: 'Water is in short supply in summer')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Economics GK, asked very often: the law of supply and demand (when demand is more than supply, prices rise; when supply is more than demand, prices fall); supply chain (the series of steps by which goods reach customers).
अर्थशास्त्र GK में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: माँग और आपूर्ति का नियम (माँग आपूर्ति से अधिक हो तो कीमतें बढ़ती हैं; आपूर्ति माँग से अधिक हो तो कीमतें गिरती हैं); supply chain (वह शृंखला जिससे माल ग्राहकों तक पहुँचता है, आपूर्ति शृंखला)।