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   Sup·ply

   /səˈplī/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide: "the farm supplies apples to cider makers" Similar givecontributeprovidefurnishdonatebestowgrantendowaffordimpartlay oncome up withmake availableprofferdispenseallocateallotassigndisburselavishshowerregaleinformal:fork outshell outarchaic:ministerprovidefurnishendowserveconferequiprig outoutfitclothefitarmkit outrare:endue
   • ▪ provide (someone) with something needed or wanted: "they struggled to supply the besieged island with aircraft" Similar givecontributeprovidefurnishdonatebestowgrantendowaffordimpartlay oncome up withmake availableprofferdispenseallocateallotassigndisburselavishshowerregaleinformal:fork outshell outarchaic:ministerprovidefurnishendowserveconferequiprig outoutfitclothefitarmkit outrare:endue
   • ▪ be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand): "the two reservoirs supply about 1% of the city's needs" Similar satisfymeetfulfillfillbe adequate forcater for
   • ▪ take over (a place or role left by someone else): "when she died, no one could supply her place"

   noun

   • 1. a stock of a resource from which a person or place can be provided with the necessary amount of that resource: "there were fears that the drought would limit the exhibition's water supply" Similar stockstorereservereservoirstockpileheappilemasshoardcachecollectionstorehouserepositoryfundcropminebankarsenal
   • ▪ the action of providing what is needed or wanted: "the deal involved the supply of forty fighter aircraft" Similar provisionprovidingsupplyingfurnishingdisseminationdistributionlaying onsending outservingaccommodation
   • ▪ the amount of a good or service offered for sale.
   • ▪ the provisions and equipment necessary for an army or for people engaged in a particular project or expedition.
   • ▪ a grant of money by Parliament for the costs of government.
   • ▪ a person acting as a temporary substitute for another.
   • ▪ providing necessary goods and equipment: "a supply ship"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere ‘fill up’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’. The early sense of the noun was ‘assistance, relief’ (chiefly a Scots use).

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   What is supply in economics?

   • The definition of supply in economics is the amount of something that a producer or seller is willing and capable to provide to buyers. Supply simply constitutes of the amount of a product or item. The concept of supply forms part of the foundation of all economic and business activity.

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   What does supply mean?

   • noun, plural sup·plies. the act of supplying, furnishing, providing, satisfying, etc.: to begin the supply of household help. something that is supplied: The storm cut off our water supply. a quantity of something on hand or available, as for use; a stock or store: Did you see our new supply of shirts?

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   What does supply mean in French?

   • Origin supply2 (1300-1400) Old French soupleier, from Latin supplere “to fill up, supplement, supply”, from sub- “up” + plere “to fill” supply meaning, definition, what is supply: an amount of something that is available...: Learn more.

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   What is the difference between supply and supply?

   • When economists refer to quantity supplied, they mean only a certain point on the supply curve, or one quantity on the supply schedule. In short, supply refers to the curve, and quantity supplied refers to the (specific) point on the curve. Like demand, supply can be illustrated using a table or a graph.

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   Supply shifters include (1) prices of factors of production, (2) returns from alternative activities, (3) technology, (4) seller expectations, (5) natural events, and (6) the number of sellers. When these other variables change, the all-other-things-unchanged conditions behind the original supply curve no longer hold.

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   Supply definition: to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite. See examples of SUPPLY used in a sentence.

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   The supply schedule and the supply curve are just two different ways of showing the same information. Note that each point on the supply curve comes from one row in Table 1. For example, the lowermost point on the supply curve corresponds to the first row in Table 1, while the upper most point corresponds to the last row.

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   SUPPLY meaning: 1. to provide things that people want or need, often over a long period of time: 2. an amount of…. Learn more.

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   Economists define a market as any interaction between a buyer and a seller. How do economists study markets, and how is a market influenced by changes to the supply of goods that are available, or to changes in the demand that buyers have for certain types of goods?

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   Economists define a market as any interaction between a buyer and a seller. How do economists study markets, and how is a market influenced by changes to the supply of goods that are available, or to changes in the demand that buyers have for certain types of goods?

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   Nov 21, 2023 · Supply is the amount of an item that is available for use or purchase. The definition of supply in economics is the amount of something that a producer or seller is willing and capable to provide ...

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    supply meaning, definition, what is supply: an amount of something that is available...: Learn more.