supplement
Etymology

From Latin supplementum, from supplere ("to provide something").

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈsap.lə.mənt/
Noun

supplement (plural supplements)

  1. Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
    • 2023 April 3, Alaina Demopoulos, “Computer-generated inclusivity: fashion turns to ‘diverse’ AI models”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN ↗, →OCLC ↗:
      AI models will not completely replace the humans, she said, but will serve as a “supplement” intended to aid in the brand’s representation of various sizes, skin tones and ages.
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  2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
  3. (journalism) An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
    the literary supplement
    • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC ↗:
      "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"
  4. (geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
  5. (nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
  6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
    There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.
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supplement (supplements, present participle supplementing; simple past and past participle supplemented)

  1. To provide or make a supplement to something.
    I supplement my income by working as a model.
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