supplemental

[ suhp-luh-men-tl ]

/ ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl /

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adjective

supplementary.

nonscheduled (def. 2).

(of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing.

noun

anything that is supplemental: supplementals attached to the bill in committee.

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Origin of supplemental

First recorded in 1595–1605; supplement + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM supplemental

sup·ple·men·tal·ly, adverbnon·sup·ple·men·tal, adjectivenon·sup·ple·men·tal·ly, adverbpre·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

un·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

Words nearby supplemental

supplanter, supple, supplejack, supplely, supplement, supplemental, supplemental plumage, Supplemental Security Income, supplementary, supplementary angle, supplementary angles

How to use supplemental in a sentence

With supplemental irrigation, it doesn’t matter if the rain comes at the wrong time.
Agnes Kalibata, the UN's Food Systems Chief, on How Science Can Transform Farming to Help Save the Planet|Aryn Baker|January 28, 2021|Time
He and other city officials called the delays particularly troublesome after residents risked exposure to the coronavirus to staff the polls — and because many people are out of work and relying on supplemental income during the pandemic.
Hundreds of D.C. poll workers affected by payment delays are starting to receive their checks|Michael Brice-Saddler|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Commissions for some supplemental products can be as high as 40%, and bonuses could be as high as $150,000 for a single employer group.
Lavish Bonus? Luxury Trip? Health Benefits Brokers Will Have to Disclose What They Receive From the Insurance Industry|by Marshall Allen|January 6, 2021|ProPublica
One 83-year-old heart and lung patient on New Year’s Eve waited in line for five hours in his car with his wife, breathing with the help of a supplemental oxygen tank.
Local officials resort to party-invite sites for vaccine rollout|Verne Kopytoff|January 5, 2021|Fortune

Lawmakers and aides say it would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans.
Stimulus update: leaders appear on the brink of a Sunday deal including $600 checks|Lee Clifford|December 20, 2020|Fortune
And keeping the wait times down may have been a lucrative source of supplemental income for VA employees involved.
Did the VA Pay Out Bonuses for Screwing Veterans?|Jacob Siegel|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Half of the 47 million on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are children.
The Dude Is Up for Breakfast: Jeff Bridges’ New Push on Childhood Hunger|Eleanor Clift|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McCauley revealed that episode in a “supplemental” report, dated nearly a month after the grand-jury verdict.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old unreformed Congress had enacted the Supplemental Security Income program in 1971.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually Work|Megan McArdle|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A Republican leadership aide, asked if there was any discussion of a supplemental funding bill, said simply: “Not yet.”
Will Republicans Oppose Disaster-Relief Funds After Hurricane Sandy?|Eleanor Clift|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The quantity that may be expelled by the most forcible expiration (supplemental air) is about 100 cubic inches.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
The spirit and principles of this treaty to be supported on either side by any necessary supplemental arrangements.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12)|Various
In the execution of their duties they were to be governed by the provisions of the supplemental act.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan
It gave the first opportunity to test the cooperation between the government and its supplemental handmaiden, the Red Cross.
A Story of the Red Cross|Clara Barton
In 1708 another Act was passed, supplemental to the one of 1703, and added stripes as a penalty for non-payment of fines.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams