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Definition of "supplemental" []

  • Acting to supplement. (adjective)
  • Appending. (adjective)
  • Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline). (adjective)
  • Something that supplements or adds to. (noun)
  • A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program. (noun)

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Use "supplemental" in a sentence
  • "Iraq's electrical infrastructure, which is the number one line item in the spending package, what we call the supplemental package for the reconstruction of Iraq."
  • "And, frankly, the penalties -- when the FAA goes back in and finds that work hasn't been done correctly, what they call the supplemental pipe certification -- that's the approval to put in these kinds of systems in a certain way -- when they find that it hasn't been done correctly, the penalties really are not severe enough."
  • "Recently, I signed what they call a supplemental bill."