something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
a part added to a book, document, etc., to supply additional or later information, correct errors, or the like.
a part, usually of special character, issued as an additional feature of a newspaper or other periodical.
Geometry. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 180° or a semicircle.
verb (used with object)
to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement.
to form a supplement or addition to.
to supply (a deficiency).
Origin of supplement
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin supplēmentum “that by which anything is made full,” equivalent to sup-sup- + plē- (stem of plēre “to fill”; see full1) + -mentum-ment
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Digital contact tracing is a supplement to traditional manual contact tracing.
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Others noted that while the extra payment made sense as a short-term stimulus measure, economists might approach the long-term consequences of such a generous supplement differently.
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The flowers and leaves of this herb are used to make medications and the supplement is popularly used for depression.
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I was grateful I could supplement my voracious reading with other media, as it kept me feeling current.
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The Royal Household was charged by the PAC in 2009 to generate more income to supplement the funding it receives from Government.
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He also wrote a supplement of three volumes, entitled "Lee's Lieutenants," which was exceptionally well received.
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The authorities in England were continually clamoring for products to supplement the tobacco exports.
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This further scheme is, however, designed only to supplement the trans-continental lines already mentioned.
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And the supplement would enable me to show my intense gratitude to my charming nurse, and even to show it more than once.
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Each of the two, music and gymnastic, is indispensable as a supplement and corrective to the other.
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British Dictionary definitions for supplement
supplement
noun (ˈsʌplɪmənt)
an addition designed to complete, make up for a deficiency, etc
a section appended to a publication to supply further information, correct errors, etc
a magazine or section inserted into a newspaper or periodical, such as one with colour photographs issued every week
geometry
either of a pair of angles whose sum is 180°
an arc of a circle that when added to another arc forms a semicircleAbbreviation: sup, supp
verb (ˈsʌplɪˌmɛnt)
(tr)to provide a supplement to, esp in order to remedy a deficiency
Derived forms of supplement
supplementation, nounsupplementer, noun
Word Origin for supplement
C14: from Latin supplēmentum, from supplēre to supply1