supply
verb (used with object)
to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
supplier
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a word derived from
supply.
Example Sentences
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The French automotive equipment supplier has better margins, fast de-leveraging and a stronger free cash flow that’s more visible from 2027, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The jury in Tampa, Fla., found that air taxi startup Joby Aviation owes roughly $116.9 million to aviation supplier Aerosonic after it allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement and mishandled trade secrets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Investigations alleged that South African supplier Ren-Form grossly inflated prices and subsequently paid hundreds of millions of rand to a company linked to him.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Thursday, the boss of supplier EDF Energy, Simone Rossi, warned that the UK was "walking into a second energy crisis" and Vyas said that action was needed before bills jumped again.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I had gone straight from Sammy’s to a supplier he had mentioned.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
