Betekenis van supply In het Nederlands

• 0 to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time:

  • Electrical power is supplied by underground cables.

  • Three people have been arrested for supplying arms to the terrorists.

  • The company has supplied the royal family (= provided them with something they need) for years.

  • At the beginning of termthe semester, students are supplied with a list of books that they are expected to read.

• 1 an amount of something that is available for use:

  • Whenever she goes out with her baby, she always takes a large supply of baby food with her.

  • In the capital, demand for cheap housing far outstrips supply (= what is provided).

  • The refugees are urgently in need of food and medical supplies.

  • Extensive mining has reduced the supplies of coal in the area.

  • Someone has turned off the electricity supply.

  • Strawberries are in short supply this summer.

• 2 to provide something that is needed or wanted, or to provide someone with what the person needs or wants:

  • Fran Gebus supplied the recipe for these muffins.

  • The dam supplies San Francisco with water and power.

• 3 an amount of something that is available for use:

  • [ U ] In New York, demand for housing far outstrips supply.

  • [ C ] Medical supplies were desperately needed in the war zone.

• 4 to provide materials, or goods and services:

  • supply sth to sb/sth They supply parts to the automotive industry.

  • Electrical power is supplied by underground cables.

  • We supply systems for clients on the Pacific rim.

• 5 to give something that is needed to someone or something:

  • supply sb/sth with sth All employees are supplied with safety equipment.

  • They were not able to supply us with the relevant data.

• 6 an amount of something that is available for use:

  • a supply of sth The world's supply of agricultural land is shrinking fast.

  • We do not have an unlimited supply of money available for this project.

  • Extensive mining has reduced the supplies of coal in the area.

  • a limited/unlimited supply

  • to ensure/boost/restrict the supply

  • Across the economy, it seems that demand for viable CEO candidates exceeds supply.

• 7 the act of providing something:

  • They have been asked to tender for the supply of cleaning materials to all the company's offices.

• 8 the system used for supplying gas, electricity, etc. to customers:

  • The energy storage system tops up the peak electricity supply.

• 9 food or other things that are necessary for living:

  • The refugees are urgently in need of food and medical supplies.

  • office supplies