SUPPLEMENT


Meaning of SUPPLEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sʌplɪmənt ]

( supplements, supplementing, supplemented)

1.

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

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

I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A.

VERB : V n , V n with n

Supplement is also a noun.

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

N-COUNT : oft N to n

2.

A supplement 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 supplement...

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3.

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

...a special supplement to a monthly financial magazine.

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see also colour supplement

4.

A supplement 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 supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

N-COUNT : oft N to n

5.

A supplement 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 supplement is £11 a night.

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6.

A supplement 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 supplement.

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

N-COUNT : usu N n , N to n

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