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Replace and Supply

verb

  • Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected. )
    • usage: "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
  • Take the place or move into the position of.
    • usage: "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
  • Put something back where it belongs.
    • usage: "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
  • Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
    • usage: "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
  • (v.t.) To put in a new or different place.
  • (v.t.) To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition or the like.
  • (v.t.) To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of.
  • (v.t.) To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.
  • (v.t.) To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.

noun

  • An amount of something available for use.
  • Offering goods and services for sale.
  • The activity of supplying or providing something.

verb

  • Give something useful or necessary to.
    • usage: "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
  • Circulate or distribute or equip with.
    • usage: "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
  • Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.
    • usage: "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
  • State or say further.
    • usage: "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"

supply is the amount of goods available in the market to be sold at a given price. The term is often coupled with supply and demand The appraisal principle that follows the interrelationship of the supply of and demand for real estate. As appraising is based on economic concepts, this principle recognizes that real property is subject to the influences of the marketplace just as is any other commodity. (See appraisal, demand).

(DoD) The procurement, distribution, maintenance while in storage, and salvage of supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity of supplies. a. producer phase--That phase of military supply that extends from determination of procurement schedules to acceptance of finished supplies by the Military Services. b. consumer phase--That phase of military supply which extends from receipt of finished supplies by the Military Services through issue for use or consumption.