supplement

supplement
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noun
1 sth that is added
ADJECTIVE
useful, valuable
colour/color (= a magazine that comes with a newspaper) (esp. BrE), magazine, newspaper, online, special, Sunday (esp. BrE), weekend

Our special supplement is packed with ideas for healthy hair.

16-page, 20-page, etc.
diet, dietary, food, herbal, natural, nutritional
daily

women who take a daily supplement of folic acid

mineral, protein, vitamin, etc.
VERB + SUPPLEMENT
provide (sb/sth with)
add

The farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed.

take, use (sth as)

I take a vitamin supplement every day.

You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course.

PREPOSITION
supplement to

This document is a supplement to the main report.

2 (esp. BrE) extra amount of money
ADJECTIVE
additional, extra
$100, £50, etc.

A single cabin is available for a £20 supplement.

flight, single-room (both esp. BrE)

If you want to travel on a different day, a flight supplement is payable.

means-tested (BrE)

means-tested supplements to the basic pension

VERB + SUPPLEMENT
add, charge

We charge a small supplement for this service.

carry (esp. BrE), have

Weekend flights carry a supplement.

pay
SUPPLEMENT + VERB
be payable
PREPOSITION
at a supplement

Single rooms are available at a supplement.

supplement for

a €20 supplement for each extra night

supplement on

There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view.

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verb
Supplement is used with these nouns as the object: ↑diet, ↑income, ↑pension, ↑wage

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  • supplément — [ syplemɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1361; supploiement 1313; lat. supplementum, de supplere → suppléer 1 ♦ Rare Ce qu on fournit, ce qui est ajouté à (qqch.) pour compléter (⇒ complément), rendre égal. 2 ♦ (XVIe) Vx Ce qui supplée, remplace, joue le rôle de (en …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Supplement — may refer to: * Dietary supplement * Bodybuilding supplement * Supplement, one of a pair of supplementary angles, considered relative to the other * Supplement (publishing) * A role playing or tabletop game supplement, see expansion pack …   Wikipedia

  • Supplement — Sn Ergänzungsband per. Wortschatz fach. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. supplēmentum, zu l. supplēre ergänzen, wieder vollmachen , zu l. plēnus voll . Adjektiv: supplementär.    Ebenso nndl. supplement, ne. supplement, nfrz. supplément,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • supplément — Supplément. s. m. v. Ce qu on donne pour suppléer. On luy a donné tant en argent pour supplément, pour supplément de partage. supplément de dot. supplément de finances. On dit aussi, Le supplément d un autheur, d un livre, pour dire, Ce qu on a… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Supplement — (aus lateinisch supplementum, französisch supplément, englisch supplement) bedeutet allgemein „Ergänzung“. Als Supplement bezeichnet man: im Buchwesen eine ergänzende Veröffentlichung zu einem abgeschlossenen Buch oder einer abgeschlossenen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Supplement — Sup ple*ment, n. [F. suppl[ e]ment, L. supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See {Supply}, v. t.] 1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. That which fills up, completes, or makes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supplement — I verb add, add to, amend, amplify, augment, bolster, broaden, buttress, complement, contribute to, enhance, enlarge, enrich, expand, fortify, improve, increase, lengthen, magnify, reinforce, strengthen, subsidize, superadd, widen II index accrue …   Law dictionary

  • supplement — n 1 *complement 2 *appendix, addendum, addenda supplement vb complement (see under COMPLEMENT n) Analogous words: *improve, better: heighten, enhance, aggravate, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • supplement — [n] something added added feature*, addendum, addition, additive, appendix, bell*, bells and whistles*, codicil, complement, continuation, extra, insert, option, postscript, pullout, rider, sequel, spin off*, subsidiary; concepts 270,824 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • supplement — ► NOUN 1) a thing added to something else to enhance or complete it. 2) a separate section added to a newspaper or periodical. 3) an additional charge payable for an extra service or facility. ► VERB ▪ provide a supplement for. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • supplement — [sup′lə mənt; ] for v. [, sup′ləment΄] n. [ME < L supplementum < supplere: see SUPPLY1] 1. something added, esp. to make up for a lack or deficiency 2. a section added to a book or the like to give additional information, correct errors in… …   English World dictionary

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