supplemental
pronunciation
How to pronounce supplemental in British English:
UK [ˌsʌplɪ'mentl]
How to pronounce supplemental in American English:
US [ˌsʌplɪ'mentl]
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- Adjective:
- functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity
- added to complete or make up a deficiency
Word Origin
- supplemental (adj.)
- c. 1600, from supplement (n.) + -al (1). Related: Supplementally. Generally "added to supply what is wanted," whereas supplementary historically tends toward "added as something secondary or supernumerary."
Example
- 1. The other 5 percent is represented by supplemental plasticizers , motor oil and chemical marker .
- 2. After rounds of negotiations , the current proposal for supplemental water projects is estimated at more than $ 1 billion .
- 3. Supplemental security income ( ssi ) , which gives help to the very poor , doled out $ 43 billion to adults and children in 2010 , up 124 % since 1990 .
- 4. But in the digital marketplace , prices per piece will be low , unless the supplemental goods and services are personalized or limited .
- 5. Medicare and supplemental insurance covered almost every penny of my father 's pacemaker .