supplemental

[ suhp-luh-men-tl ]

adjective

1. supplementary.
2. nonscheduled ( def 2 ).
3. (of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing.

noun

1. anything that is supplemental:

   supplementals attached to the bill in committee.

Other Words From

• supple·mental·ly adverb
• nonsup·ple·mental adjective
• nonsup·ple·mental·ly adverb
• presup·ple·mental adjective
• unsup·ple·mental adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplemental¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; supplement + -al ¹

Example Sentences

To fund completion of the border wall, Arthur expected Trump would declare a border emergency or draw upon military assets or go to Congress for a special supplemental appropriation.

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Educators are nervous about cuts to the federal work-study program, which is a key piece of financial aid packages, and a supplemental grant program for students with exceptional need.

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Metro officials estimate that creating a supplemental bus system for the Games could cost up to $1 billion, and they have yet to identify how to pay for it.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee decided to give the FBI a week to conduct a “supplemental background investigation” into the claims.

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“We think this is a winning proposition for both our players and our mission to raise supplemental funding for public education,” California Lottery Director Harjinder K. Shergill Chima said in a statement.

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