Etymology : Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from supplEre to fill up, complete; more at SUPPLY
Pronunciation : s&-pl&-m&nt
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. something which makes up for a deficiency; addition, extra added part. complement, make up for a deficiency; add on to, add as a supplement. supplement\sup"ple*ment\ , n. [f. supplément, l. supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. see:
supply, v. t.].
2. that which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [obs.].
3. that which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors.
4. (trig.) the number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180°; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.
5. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.
6. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors.
7. The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180°; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.
8. To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. a quantity added add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet".
9. 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. Supplement is also a noun. Business sponsorship must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public funding.
10. 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.
11. 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. see also:
colour supplement.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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. to add something, especially to what you earn or eat, in order to increase it to an acceptable level supplement sth by/with sth.