SUPPLEMENT


Meaning of SUPPLEMENT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ something, you add something to it in order to improve it.

...people doing extra jobs outside their regular jobs to ~ their incomes...

I suggest ~ing your diet with vitamins E and A.

VERB: V n, V n with n

Supplement is also a noun.

Business sponsorship must be a ~ to, not a substitute for, public funding.

N-COUNT: oft N to n

2.

A ~ is a pill that you take or a special kind of food that you eat in order to improve your health.

...a multiple vitamin and mineral ~...

N-COUNT

3.

A ~ is a separate part of a magazine or newspaper, often dealing with a particular topic.

...a special ~ to a monthly financial magazine.

N-COUNT

see also colour ~

4.

A ~ to a book is an additional section, written some time after the main text and published either at the end of the book or separately.

...the ~ to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

N-COUNT: oft N to n

5.

A ~ is an extra amount of money that you pay in order to obtain special facilities or services, for example when you are travelling or staying at a hotel.

If you are travelling alone, the single room ~ is ?11 a night.

N-COUNT

6.

A ~ is an extra amount of money that is paid to someone, in addition to their normal pension or income.

Some people may be entitled to a housing benefit ~.

...people who need a ~ to their basic pension.

N-COUNT: usu N n, N to n

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