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supplier
sup·ply S0906400 (sə-plī′)tr.v. sup·plied, sup·ply·ing, sup·plies 1. To make available for use; provide: Does the hotel supply towels?2. To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip: supplied the players with uniforms. See Synonyms at furnish.3. To have as a necessary or desirable feature: a crime scene that supplied valuable evidence.4. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.5. To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.n. pl. sup·plies 1. The act of supplying: funds for the supply of the expedition.2. An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock: Our supply of milk is low.3. often supplies Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed.4. Economics The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price.
[Middle English supplien, to help, complete, furnish with additional troops, from Old French soupleer, to fill up, from Latin supplēre : sub-, from below; see sub- + plēre, to fill; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
sup·pli′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodityproviderblack marketeer - someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commoditiesbourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprisecaterer - someone who provides food and service (as for a party)connection - a supplier (especially of narcotics)dispenser - a person who dispensesdistributer, distributor - someone who markets merchandisepurveyor - someone who supplies provisions (especially food)recruiter - someone who supplies members or employeesstockist - one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goodsprovisioner, sutler, victualer, victualler - a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army |
TranslationsIdiomsSeesupplysupplier
supplierAny commercial firm that supplies components, fixtures, materials, or parts used on a construction project.supplier
supplier An organisation that contracts with an acquirer to supply systems, software or services under the terms of a contract.LegalSeeproducersupplier
SupplierA company that provides goods or services to another company. These goods or services may be used to make a different good or service (which is then sold to customers). Alternately, the supplier may provide retail goods or services that a company simply re-sells.supplier a producer or distributor of a GOOD or SERVICE. See also INTERNAL SUPPLIER.supplier
Synonyms for suppliernoun someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commoditySynonymsRelated Words- black marketeer
- bourgeois
- businessperson
- caterer
- connection
- dispenser
- distributer
- distributor
- purveyor
- recruiter
- stockist
- provisioner
- sutler
- victualer
- victualler
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