reservoir - a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"

economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth

demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"

activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

issuance, issuing, issue - the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

purveyance - the act of supplying something

stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"

subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort

hydrate - supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"

charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"

date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"

feed - feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

calk - provide with calks; "calk horse shoes"

give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest

stint, scant, skimp - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

terrace, terrasse - provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"

dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"

innervate - supply nerves to (some organ or body part)

offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

signalise, signalize - provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection"

extend, offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"

buy in, stock up, stock - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"

caption - provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

tube - provide with a tube or insert a tube into

ticket - provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"

stock - supply with livestock; "stock a farm"

stock - supply with fish; "stock a lake"

rim - furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"

fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"

step - furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"

rail - provide with rails; "The yard was railed"

grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"

capitalise, capitalize - supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

alphabetize - provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"

wharf - provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"

air-cool, air-condition - equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned"

uniform - provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed"

railroad - supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"

partner - provide with a partner

subtitle - supply (a movie) with subtitles

headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

match - provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"

hobnail - supply with hobnails

wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

victual - supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war"

heat - provide with heat; "heat the house"

seat - provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"

seat - put a seat on a chair

ramp - furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium"

arm - supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"

interleave - provide (books) with blank leaves

glass, glaze - furnish with glass; "glass the windows"

causeway - provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"

bush - provide with a bushing

brattice - supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines

furnish - provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

slat - equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows"

berth - provide with a berth

bed - furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"

computerise, computerize - provide with computers; "Our office is fully computerized now"

costume - furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

unfreeze, unblock, release, free - make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

reissue - issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued"

distribute - make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

free, release - make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

staff - provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"

regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

board - provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"

feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

feed - serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"

dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve - provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

cater - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

help, serve - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"

feed - provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"

underlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists"

horse - provide with a horse or horses

shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"

nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

fix up - find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"

gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"

give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

toss in - add casually to a conversation; "`I don't agree with this,' she tossed in"