furnishment

noun

fur·​nish·​ment

-shmənt

plural -s

1

a

: the act or process of furnishing

b

: the quality or state of being furnished

2

furnishments plural, archaic : necessary equipment and supplies

specifically : munitions

purveyor for the army … vastly rich; grown so as contractor of furnishments which he never furnishes

—Lew Wallace

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