supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
Examples of supplemental in a Sentence
She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
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Medved’s Gophers deal averages $3 million a year, with an annual supplemental payment of $100,000.
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
For example, the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements indicates that one mcg RAE is equivalent to 1 mcg retinol, 2 mcg supplemental beta-carotene, 12 mcg dietary beta-carotene, or 24 mcg dietary alpha-carotene or beta-cryptoxanthin.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Image The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week, and the Pentagon might soon need to request supplemental funds from Congress, one U.S. official said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
In March, the USDA announced an indefinite freeze on all supplemental funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a vital funding source for federal government programs — including supplemental support for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
—Derrick Chubbs, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
For example, the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements indicates that one mcg RAE is equivalent to 1 mcg retinol, 2 mcg supplemental beta-carotene, 12 mcg dietary beta-carotene, or 24 mcg dietary alpha-carotene or beta-cryptoxanthin.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Image The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week, and the Pentagon might soon need to request supplemental funds from Congress, one U.S. official said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
In March, the USDA announced an indefinite freeze on all supplemental funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a vital funding source for federal government programs — including supplemental support for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
—Derrick Chubbs, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Supplemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplemental. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to supplement : supplementary
Legal Definition
supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈment-ᵊl
: serving to complete or make an addition
supplemental appropriations
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading
supplemental
noun
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