Supplementary

Definition: Supplementary

Supplementary

Adjective

1. Added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"; "additional reading".

2. Functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "supplementary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)

Synonyms: Supplementary

Addition

Adjective: added; Verb: additional; supplemental, supplementary; suppletory, subjunctive; adscititious, ascititious; additive, extra, accessory.

Completeness

Completing; Verb: supplemental, supplementary;completing; Verb: supplemental, supplementary; ascititious.

Crosswords: Supplementary

Books

• A Conocernos!: Diario De Actividades: Student Workbook/Laboratory Manual and Supplementary Grammar (reference)

• College Fight Songs II: A Supplementary Anthology (reference)

• Keyboard Method for Young Beginners: Supplementary Songbook A, with CD (reference)

• Supplementary Grammar Notes to an Introduction to Modern Japanese/ Part 2 Lessons 16-30 (reference)

• Supplementary Solos Levels 3-4 (reference)

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Periodicals

• Supplementary Precipitation Data (reference)

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High Tech

• Siemens 4000 Gigaset 2.4 GHz Supplementary Handset (Silver with Black) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Prize bull owned by Robert Cunningham, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client. Beef cattle is being introduced to supplement potatoes as a supplementary source of income to potatoes. Washburn, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress.

The raising of beef cattle such as this on the farm of Waldo Holmquist, Aroostook potato farmer, is encouraged by FSA (Farm Security Administration) as a supplementary source of income to potatoes. New Sweden, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

In countries where modern civilisation has become fully developed, a new class of petty bourgeois has been formed, fluctuating between proletariat and bourgeoisie and ever renewing itself as a supplementary part of bourgeois society. (reference)

In no case must formations, administrative services or General Staffs include supplementary cadres. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

At each hour of the day, three supplementary strokes sound from the bell of the convent church

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

One of the major directions of future research therefore should be to identify and isolate these particular antibodies or prepare supplementary monoclonal antibodies so that more specific therapeutic interventions can be designed. (references)

Business

Some categories, such as textbooks, reference books, and supplementary teaching aids, continued to enjoy a stable sales market. (references)

After privatization and entry of new capital, ST should significantly increase its demand for new equipment and supplementary services. (references)

TUT handles the provisioning and distribution of supplies and materials for ST and also the production and servicing of supplementary items such as telephone booths. (references)

Children

Moldova

There is extensive legislation designed to protect children, and the Government provides supplementary payments for families with many children. (references)

Economic History

Finland

Farms tend to be small, but sizable timber stands are harvested for supplementary income in winter. (references)

Argentina

It can also perform work or render services that are supplementary or accessory to its main purpose. (references)

Human Rights

Japan

Prisoners may not purchase or be given supplementary food. (references)

Korea

Pregnant inmates receive special treatment, including supplementary food, for the full term of their pregnancies and for an additional 6 months after giving birth. (references)

China

The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Justice, and the Legal Work Committee of the National People's Congress have issued supplementary implementing regulations to address some of these weaknesses. (references)

Political Economy

MALAYSIA

In 2001, the government introduced two supplementary budget packages, totaling $1.9 billion in new spending. (references)

BANGLADESH

On August 15, 2001, the NBR issued a statutory order to impose supplementary duties on imports of numerous nonessential consumer items, ranging from 5-15 percent. (references)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Initially, most agricultural products that had benefited from "negative list" protection were instead subject to supplementary import surcharges of 5 to 45 percent. (references)

Political Rights

Malaysia

The amendments empowered the Speaker to ban members he considered unruly for up to 10 days, imposed limits on deputies' ability to pose supplementary questions and revisit nongermane issues, and established restrictions on the tabling of questions of public importance. (references)

Zimbabwe

Observers also expressed general concern about a number of weaknesses and irregularities in the electoral process, including the lack of an independent electoral commission to oversee elections; the absence of a monitoring mechanism for the voter registration process; the consistent failure of election authorities to make the voters roll and supplementary rolls available for public inspection far enough in advance of the election; and the lack of voter education. (references)

Trade

Hungary

The supplementary declaration must be submitted to the accounting customs office within 10 days. (references)

Women

Israel and the occupied territories

In 1998 the Government appointed a commission to address the subject of domestic violence; on the basis of the commission's recommendations, the Government allotted a supplementary budget allocation to combat domestic violence during this year. (references)

Worker Rights

Turkey

In practice many children work because families need the supplementary income. (references)

Chad

The law limits most agricultural work to 39 hours per week, with overtime paid for supplementary hours. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "supplementary": be supplementary to ♦ CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric observer ♦ CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric system ♦ supplementary angle ♦ supplementary benefit ♦ Supplementary Benefits Act ♦ supplementary budget ♦ supplementary chords ♦ supplementary costs ♦ supplementary delivery ♦ supplementary diet ♦ supplementary examination ♦ supplementary facilities ♦ supplementary feed ♦ supplementary income ♦ supplementary inspection ♦ supplementary lens ♦ supplementary media ♦ supplementary meteorological office ♦ supplementary payment ♦ supplementary procedures ♦ supplementary schemes ♦ supplementary service interrogation ♦ supplementary service registration ♦ supplementary sign ♦ supplementary supplemental ♦ supplementary system information word. Additional references.

Beginning with "supplementary": supplementary-benefit.

Albanian

suplementar (added, expletive, extra, odd, relief, run on, subsidiary, supplemental), plotësues (additional, complement, complementary, counterpart, farther, implementing, obverse, odd, supplemental). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مساعد (accessory, accomplice, advantageous, aid, ancillary, assistance, auxiliary, backing, beneficial, conducive, contributory, favorable, favourable, help, helpful, helpmate, propitious, serviceable, subsidiary, support, useful), ‏تكميلي, ‏إضافي (additional, ancillary, auxiliary, bonus, extra, false, farther, further, more, overtime, spare, special, subsidiary, supplemental). (various references)

Bulgarian 

добавъчен (accessary, accessory, additional, additive, extra, fresh, further, odd, plus, supplemental, surplus), допълващ (supplemental, suppletive), допълнителен (accessary, accessorial, accidental, additional, additive, adjunct, complementary, contributory, excess, expletive, extra, extraordinary, farther, follow up, fresh, further, over, plus, pony, relief, side, subsidiary, tributary). (various references)

Chinese 

補充 (additional, to complement, to replenish, to supplement), 补充 (Complemental, recruitment, supplement, supplemental, supplementation, Supplemented, Supplementing). (various references)

Czech

doplòkový (complementary, supplemental), dodateèný (additional, extra, subsidiary). (various references)

Danish

Supplerende forskningsprogram, som skal gennemføres af Det Fælles Forskningscenter for Det Europæiske Atomenergifællesskab (Supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community), SMS (Complementary Trade Mechanism, short messaging services, supplementary mechanism applicable to trade), SSI (signal strength indication, supplementary system information word), supplement (adjunct, supplement), supplementtank (supplementary tank), supplerende aktiviteter for landbrugere (supplementary activities for farmers of either sex), supplerende forsikringssystemer,som virksomhederne opretter til fordel for deres ansatte,og som de ansatte frivilligt tilslutter sig (supplementary insurance schemes organised by enterprises for the benefit of their employees and which the latter join voluntarily), Supplerende forskningsprogram,som skal gennemføres af Det Fælles Forskningscenter for Det Europæiske Atomenergifællesskab (Supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community), supplerende indtægt på grundlag af BNI (fourth resource, supplementary resource based on GNP), supplerende mekanisme for samhandelen (Complementary Trade Mechanism, supplementary mechanism applicable to trade), supplerende paaskrifter (supplementary markings), supplerende skilt (supplementary sign), supplerende systeminformationsord (supplementary system information word), supplerende ulykkesforsikring (supplementary accident insurance), supplerende støtte (additional aid, supplementary aid), supplerende bistand (supplementary aid), ekstra række (supplementary row), forsatslinse (auxiliary lens, supplementary lens), foreloebigt forslag til tillaegs-og aendringsbudget (Preliminary Draft Supplementary and Amending Budget), forelaegge et tillaegsoverslag (to submit a supplementary estimate), fodertilskud (supplementary ration), fjerde indtaegt (fourth resource, supplementary resource based on GNP), ekstraarbejde (additional work, extras, supplementary work), tillaegsstoette (supplementary aid), efterfoelgende bistand (financing of running costs, supplementary aid), den fjerde indtægtskilde (fourth resource, supplementary resource based on GNP), CIE 1964 standardsystem til farvemåling (CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric system), CIE 1964 standardiagttager for farvemåling (CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric observer), endelig vedtagelse af ændrings-og tillægsbudget (final adoption of amending and supplementary budget), overarbejde (additional work, overtime, supplementary work), tillaegsaftalen hovedsageligt vedroerende kemiske produkter til Genève-protokollen (the Agreement Relating Principally to Chemicals supplementary to the Geneva Protocol), tillægsstøtte (additional aid, supplementary aid), tillægsordninger (supplementary schemes), ændringer ved tillægs-eller ændringsbudgetter (amendments introduced by means of supplementary or amending budgets), tillægs-og ændringsbudget (supplementary and amending budget), tilskudsfoder (supplement, supplementary feed, supplementary ration), tillægsgebyr (supplementary fee, surcharge, surtax), tilbud om supplerende fangstmuligheder (offer regarding supplementary catch possibilities), TAEB (supplementary and amending budget), TÆB (supplementary and amending budget), hele understoettelsen, bestaaende af ramme med to piller, kan uden yderligere tilbehoer, bruges i kullag af stor maegtighed og med en staerk laghaeldning (the twin set can be used without any supplementary components also for high seam thickness and in steeply inclined faces). (various references)

Dutch

aanvullend (another, complementary, one more). (various references)

Esperanto

kompletiga (complementary). (various references)

Farsi 

پس اورده , مکمل (Complement, Complementary, Supplement), متمم (Complementary, Subsidiary, Supplement), هم اورده , تکمیلی , اضافی (Additional, Extension, Extra, Further, Overflow, Plus, Supernumerary). (various references)

Finnish

täydentävä (complementary). (various references)

French

supplémentaire, complémentaire. (various references)

German

ergänzend (complemental, complementary, eking, integrating, subsidiary, supplemental). (various references)

Greek 

συμπληρωματικόσ (collateral, complementary, supplemental), συμπληρωματικός (complementary), συμληρωματικός. (various references)

Hebrew 

מוסף (additional, supernumerary, supplement), משלים (complementary, completing), � וסף (accessive, additional, another, extra, further, more, other, spare, supernumerary). (various references)

Hungarian

mellék- (ancillary, by, extra, lateral, side), kiegészítõ (accessary, additional, auxiliary, complementary, completive, expletive). (various references)

Italian

supplementare (additional, extra, relief), integrativo (feed supplement, supplement, supplementary feed). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

副 (above all, additional, assistant, associate, auxiliary, collateral, copy, deputy, duplicate, especially, sub-, substitute, vice-). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ふく (additional, assistant, associate, auxiliary, bend down, clothes, collateral, compound, copy, crawl, crouch, deputy, double, duplicate, fall prostrate, good fortune, hide, lie down, prostrate oneself, stoop, sub-, submit to, substitute, to blow, to dry, to emit, to spout, to wipe, vice-, yield to). (various references)

Korean 

보충 (Complement, Recruiting, replacement, Supplementing). (various references)

Manx

lhieeneydagh (spasmodic, spastic, supplemental). (various references)

Pig Latin

upplementarysay.(various references)

Portuguese

suplementar (additional, collateral, subsidiary, supplemental). (various references)

Romanian

suplimentar (accessary, additional, adjective, adscititious, auxiliary, circumstantial, extra, further, incidental, odd, supernumerary, supplemental), auxiliar (accidental, additional, adjuvant, ancillary, assistant, auxiliary, subsidiary), alt (additional, another, else, new, other), ajutãtor (accessary, additional, adjuvant, assistant, auxiliary, helpful, helping, pony, secondary, subordinate), adiţional (additional, adscititious, further, odd, secondary, subordinate), întregitor (additional, completing). (various references)

Russian 

вспомогательный (accessorial, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, backed-up, intermediate, pilot, pony, relief, service, servo, subsidiary), добавочный (accessory, additional, addl additional, adjunctive, adventitious, collateral, complementary, extra, further, more), дополнительный (additional, addl additional, adscititious, anytime more, auxiliary, complementary, excess, extra, further, more, new, obverse, optional, run on, supplemental). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

dopunski (accessorial, additional, complementary, expletive, further, remedial, variant). (various references)

Spanish

suplementario (additional). (various references)

Swedish

tilläggs- (additional), tilläggs. (various references)

Turkish

tamamlayıcı (adjunct, collateral, complement, complemental, complementary, component, expletive, follow up, integral, integrant, modifier, processor, supplement, supplemental), katma (added, adding, addition, additional, admixture, affiliation, annexation, incorporation, infusion, supplemental), ilave (accretion, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, bye-, excess, extension, extra, insertion, inset, pendant, plusage, plussage, rider, schedule, supplement, supplemental, supplementation), ek (addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, by-, bye-, extension, extra, formative, further, insertion, inset, postscript, schedule, super-, supplement, supplemental, supplementation), bütünleyici (integral, integrant, supplemental), bütünler (complementary, supplemental). (various references)

Ukrainian

додатковий (accessary, accessory, accidental, additional, adventitious, appendant, appendical, auxiliary, collateral, complementary, expletive, extra, further, more, new, novel, obverse, odd, other, plus, pony, second, secondary, supernumerary, supplemental, surplus). (various references)

Vietnamese 

bổ sung (adscititious, complementary, supplemental). (various references)

Welsh

atodol (accessory, additional). (various references)

Misspellings

"Supplementary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: spplementary, suplementary, suplimentary, supplementarity, supplementery. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: prepayments.

-3 letters: prepayment, repayments, superplane, supplanter, supplement.

-4 letters: austerely, earnestly, empurples, empyreans, lamenters, menstrual, numerates, perpetual, presently, repayment, supermale, supremely.

-5 letters: amputees, amylenes, aneurysm, easterly, empalers, empanels, emplanes, empurple, empyreal, empyrean, emulates, ensample, epaulets, erumpent, eternals, lamenter, lampreys, masterly, maturely, menstrua, mensural, mesnalty, muenster, neutrals, numerals, numerate, payments, permeant, permutes, perpents, petrales, peytrals, peytrels.