supplies (noun)
1office supplies — UK US noun [plural] ► WORKPLACE the materials such as paper and pens that are needed in offices: »United Stationers sells office supplies through 30 distribution centers throughout the country …
2operating supplies — / ɒpəreɪtɪŋ səˌplaɪz/ plural noun low priced industrial products that are normally bought by producers ● Production came to a standstill for lack of operating supplies. ● We are now ordering operating supplies for next month’s production …
3verbal noun — 1. A verbal noun (also called a gerund) is a form of a verb ending in ing that acts as a noun, for example smoking in the phrase no smoking and in the sentence Smoking damages your health. It should be distinguished from (identically formed)… …
4exempt supplies — plural noun Goods or services supplied by a business on which VAT is not allowed to be charged • • • Main Entry: ↑exempt …
5exempt supplies — /ɪgˌzempt sə plaɪz/ plural noun products or services on which the supplier does not have to charge VAT …
6water supply — noun a facility that provides a source of water the town debated the purification of the water supply first you have to cut off the water • Syn: ↑water system, ↑water • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation …
7umbilical — [ʌm bɪlɪk(ə)l, ˌʌmbɪ lʌɪk(ə)l] adjective 1》 relating to or affecting the navel or umbilical cord. 2》 extremely close; inseparable: the umbilical link between commerce and international rugby. 3》 (of a pipe or cable) connecting someone or… …
8drop zone — noun an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops • Syn: ↑dropping zone • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • …
9schoolbag — noun a bag for carrying school books and supplies found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag • Hypernyms: ↑bag * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a bag usually of cloth in which a pupil may carry school books, school supplies, and… …
10advance — Noun: A payment made before it is due or by way of a loan. Something supplied as an aid in the performance of a contract or an undertaking such as the growing of crops on leased premises. 32 Am J1st L & T § 578. An approach to win favor; an… …
