supplementnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/us/ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/C2 something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra:
The doctor said she should be taking vitamin supplements.
The money I get from teaching eveningnight classes provides a supplement to my main income.
We paid a supplement (= an extra amount of money) so that we could have a cabin on board the ship.
a part of a magazine or newspaper, either produced separately or as part of the magazine or newspaper:
The newspaper publishes a sports supplement every Monday.
an extra part of a book, either produced separately or included at the end of the book, containing information that was not available when the book was first published:
There is a supplement to the dictionary containing new words.
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Augmenting and supplementing
- a new lease of life idiom
- accrual
- accrue
- add
- add on sth
- addendum
- addition
- broaden/expand/widen sb's horizons idiom
- bulk
- bulk sth up
- extension
- gain
- horizon
- incremental
- interpolate
- tag sth on
- top sth up
- weight
- write
- write sth into sth
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supplementverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsʌp.lɪ.ment/us/ˈsʌp.lə.ment/C2 to add something to something to make it larger or better:
He supplements (= adds to) his income by working in a bar at night.
Some vegetarians like to supplement their diets with iron.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Augmenting and supplementing
- a new lease of life idiom
- accrual
- accrue
- add
- add on sth
- addendum
- addition
- broaden/expand/widen sb's horizons idiom
- bulk
- bulk sth up
- extension
- gain
- horizon
- incremental
- interpolate
- tag sth on
- top sth up
- weight
- write
- write sth into sth
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