0 something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra:
1 to add something to something to make it larger or better:
2 something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra:
an advertising supplement
3 to add to something:
4 a part of a newspaper, report, etc. that is published in addition to the main part:
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.:
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:
We supplemented this search strategy by obtaining all reports cited in the reference lists of these papers.
Clinical information was always supplemented with collateral histories with informants, and from medical notes where available.
Synthesised plans are supplemented by user intervention whenever incomplete information or uncertain situations prevent the development of correct plans.
In a further attempt to counteract the tiredness two women had bought vitamin supplements [2,4].
The practical nature of the book is supplemented by a wealth of theoretical foundations.
A questionnaire provided the main data source, completed via email by 63 students, and supplemented by teacher interviews and analysis of student homework.
Preferences for foods varying in macronutrients and tannins by lambs supplemented with polyethylene glycol.
In addition, these databases rarely index journal supplements, in which studies available as conference abstracts often appear.
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