Betekenis van supplement In het Nederlands

• 0 something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra:

  • The doctor said she should be taking vitamin supplements.

  • The money I get from teaching eveningnight classes provides a supplement to my main income.

  • We paid a supplement (= an extra amount of money) so that we could have a cabin on board the ship.

  • The newspaper publishes a sports supplement every Monday.

  • There is a supplement to the dictionary containing new words.

• 1 to add something to something to make it larger or better:

  • He supplements (= adds to) his income by working in a bar at night.

  • Some vegetarians like to supplement their diets with iron.

• 2 something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra:

  • hormone/vitamin supplements

  • an advertising supplement

• 3 to add to something:

  • She got a second job to supplement her income.

• 4 a part of a newspaper, report, etc. that is published in addition to the main part:

  • In this supplement we look at how companies can measure their carbon footprint.

  • a Sunday/monthly/quarterly supplement

• 5 a medicine that contains substances that you need to stay healthy in addition to what you get in your food:

  • dietary/nutritional/food supplements

• 6 an additional amount that you pay for a particular service, a better place to stay, etc.:

  • a supplement of sth We paid a supplement of €40 for a room with a balcony.

• 7 an amount that you earn in addition to your basic salary:

  • The income from the investments supports universities by paying for scholarships and salary supplements.

• 8 something that is done as an addition to an activity or process in order to improve it:

  • a supplement to sth The measures were introduced as a supplement to the state's disaster plan.

• 9 to add more people or things to an activity or process in order to improve it:

  • During especially busy periods, around 175 temporary workers supplement a production workforce of 3,500.

  • Legal controls have been supplemented by financial controls, especially over capital expenditure.

• 10 to earn or receive extra money in addition to your basic salary or pension:

  • Base pay of all executives is £125,000, supplemented by bonuses linked to individual output.

  • supplement your income/earnings/pension They decided to use the equity in their home to supplement their income.