word-vault/dist/data/cards/su/supplement.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "supplement",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thing that is added to something else to improve or complete it",
            "sensetop": "supplement to something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**vitamin/dietary supplements** *(= vitamins and other foods eaten in addition to what you usually eat)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding.",
                    "contextForm": "supplement to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The farmer adds a supplement to the horse's feed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "women who take a daily supplement of folic acid"
                },
                {
                    "text": "means-tested supplements to the basic pension"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["useful", "valuable", "colour/​color"],
                "verb + supplement": [
                    "provide (somebody/​something with)",
                    "add",
                    "take"
                ],
                "preposition": ["supplement to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an extra separate section, often in the form of a magazine, that is sold with a newspaper",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Sunday **colour supplements**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our special supplement is packed with ideas for healthy hair."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["useful", "valuable", "colour/​color"],
                "verb + supplement": [
                    "provide (somebody/​something with)",
                    "add",
                    "take"
                ],
                "preposition": ["supplement to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a book or a section at the end of a book that gives extra information or deals with a special subject",
            "sensetop": "supplement (to something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a supplement to the main report"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can use these books as supplements to the basic English course."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["useful", "valuable", "colour/​color"],
                "verb + supplement": [
                    "provide (somebody/​something with)",
                    "add",
                    "take"
                ],
                "preposition": ["supplement to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an amount of money that you pay for an extra service or item, especially in addition to the basic cost of a holiday",
            "sensetop": "supplement (for something)supplement on somethingat/for a supplement",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is a £10 supplement for a single room.",
                    "contextForm": "supplement (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a supplement on rooms with a sea view.",
                    "contextForm": "supplement on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Safety deposit boxes are available at a supplement.",
                    "contextForm": "at/for a supplement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you want to travel on a different day a flight supplement is payable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We charge a small supplement for this service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Weekend flights carry a supplement."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "surcharge",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["additional", "extra", "$100"],
                "verb + supplement": ["add", "charge", "carry"],
                "supplement + verb": ["be payable"],
                "preposition": ["at a supplement", "supplement for", "supplement on"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌplɪmənt/",
                "audio": "su/supplement/supplement__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌplɪmənt/",
                "audio": "su/supplement/supplement__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin supplementum, from supplere ‘fill up, complete’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’."
}