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Definition of supplement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

supplement

noun
 
 
/ˈsʌplɪmənt/
 
/ˈsʌplɪmənt/
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  1.  
    a thing that is added to something else to improve or complete it
    • vitamin/dietary supplements (= vitamins and other foods eaten in addition to what you usually eat)
    • supplement to something Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding.
    Extra Examples
    • The farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed.
    • women who take a daily supplement of folic acid
    • means-tested supplements to the basic pension
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • useful
    • valuable
    • colour/​color
    • …
    verb + supplement
    • provide (somebody/​something with)
    • add
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • supplement to
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  2. an extra separate section, often in the form of a magazine, that is sold with a newspaper
    • the Sunday colour supplements
    • Our special supplement is packed with ideas for healthy hair.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • useful
    • valuable
    • colour/​color
    • …
    verb + supplement
    • provide (somebody/​something with)
    • add
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • supplement to
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  3. supplement (to something) a book or a section at the end of a book that gives extra information or deals with a special subject
    • the supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary
    • a supplement to the main report
    • You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • useful
    • valuable
    • colour/​color
    • …
    verb + supplement
    • provide (somebody/​something with)
    • add
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • supplement to
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  4. (British English) an amount of money that you pay for an extra service or item, especially in addition to the basic cost of a holiday synonym surcharge
    • supplement (for something) There is a £10 supplement for a single room.
    • supplement on something There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view.
    • at/for a supplement Safety deposit boxes are available at a supplement.
    Extra Examples
    • If you want to travel on a different day a flight supplement is payable.
    • We charge a small supplement for this service.
    • Weekend flights carry a supplement.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • additional
    • extra
    • $100
    • …
    verb + supplement
    • add
    • charge
    • carry
    • …
    supplement + verb
    • be payable
    preposition
    • at a supplement
    • supplement for
    • supplement on
    • …
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    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin supplementum, from supplere ‘fill up, complete’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’.
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