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Supplement vs Replenishment - What's the difference?

supplement | replenishment |

As nouns the difference between supplement and replenishment

is that supplement is supplement while replenishment is the act of replenishing.

supplement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
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  • An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
  • An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
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  • *:"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements , refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir! "
  • (lb) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
  • A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
  • Verb

  • To provide or make a supplement to something.
  • Synonyms

    * eke out

    replenishment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of replenishing
  • A new supply of something