- supplement
- [[t]sʌ̱plɪmənt[/t]]
supplements, supplementing, supplemented1) VERB If you supplement something, you add something to it in order to improve it.
[V n] ...people doing extra jobs outside their regular jobs to supplement their incomes...
[V n with n] I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A.
N-COUNT: oft N to nSupplement is also a noun.Business sponsorship must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public funding.
2) N-COUNT 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...
I took regular supplements and exercised every day.
3) N-COUNT A supplement is a separate part of a magazine or newspaper, often dealing with a particular topic.→ See also colour supplement...a special supplement to a monthly financial magazine.
4) N-COUNT: oft N to n 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.
5) N-COUNT 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.
6) N-COUNT: usu N n, N to n 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...
It is hoped that all who need a supplement to their basic pension obtain it.
English dictionary. 2008.
