supplemental

  • 1supplemental — sup·ple·men·tal /ˌsə plə ment əl/ adj: serving to complete or make an addition supplemental appropriations; specif: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading supplemental n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Supplemental — Sup ple*men tal, Supplementary Sup ple*men ta*ry, a. [Cf. F. suppl[ e]mentaire.] Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume. [1913 Webster] {Supplemental …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3supplemental — UK US /ˌsʌplɪˈmentəl/ adjective US ► SUPPLEMENTARY(Cf. ↑supplementary) …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4supplemental — c.1600, from SUPPLEMENT (Cf. supplement) + AL (Cf. al) (1) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5supplemental — That which is added to a thing or act to complete it. See also amendment @ supplemental act That which supplies a deficiency, adds to or completes, or extends that which is already in existence without changing or modifying the original. Act… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6supplemental — [[t]sʌ̱plɪme̱nt(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Supplemental means the same as supplementary. [mainly AM, FORMAL] You ll probably be able to buy supplemental insurance at an extra cost... Large supplemental doses of vitamin E can slightly raise blood… …

    English dictionary

  • 7supplemental — adjective Date: 1605 1. serving to supplement 2. nonscheduled < a supplemental airline > • supplemental noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8supplemental — supplementally, adv. /sup leuh men tl/, adj. 1. supplementary. 2. nonscheduled (def. 2). 3. (of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing. n. 4. anything that is supplemental: supplementals attached to the bill&#8230; …

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  • 9supplemental — adj. Supplemental is used with these nouns: ↑material …

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  • 10supplemental — sup•ple•men•tal [[t]ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl[/t]] adj. 1) supplementary 1) 2) cvb nonscheduled 3) cvb anything that is supplemental • Etymology: 1595–1605 sup ple•men′tal•ly, adv …

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