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Supplemental Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Supplemental has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

Something that supplements or adds to.

"The supplemental report provides additional data not included in the main document."

In plain English: A supplemental item is something extra added to what already exists to make it more complete.

"The supplemental was an extra payment added to her regular salary."

Adjective
1

functioning in a supporting capacity

"the main library and its auxiliary branches"

2

added to complete or make up a deficiency

"produced supplementary volumes"

3

Acting to supplement.

"The supplemental lecture provided extra details that were not covered in the main textbook chapter."

Example Sentences
"The supplemental was an extra payment added to her regular salary." noun
"I took a break to grab some supplemental sleep before my morning run." noun
"The extra hour of study time acted as supplemental for the students who fell behind." noun
"After losing his job, he found work at a diner that served as supplemental income." noun
See Also
supplementally append schedule spinnaker nasal cannula airline subsidiary supplementals
Related Terms

Origin

The word supplemental comes from combining the root supplement with the suffix -al to mean something that adds to or completes a whole. It entered English as an adjective describing material provided in addition to what already exists.

Rhyming Words
tal ital ctal total ectal octal petal dital rotal metal katal ketal fetal cital ental setal attal ictal natal notal
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