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supplementary

[suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri /


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Interest rates for the PBOC’s pledged supplementary lending will be lowered by 0.25 percentage points to 1.5%, in a bid to better support the real economy, said the PBOC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Plaid and Welsh Labour are currently holding fresh budget negotiations around this year's supplementary budget and next year's full budget.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I’ve been training a little bit more, doing just supplementary things to be able to make sure that I’m in a good place,” Ohtani said after returning to the lineup Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said the 143 trillion yen sum, equivalent to $917.85 billion, aligns with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to reduce dependence on supplementary budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Have the students who failed the exam take the supplementary.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

A long question to the Board of Trade, on the subject of horse-hides, followed by a series of supplementaries delivered with his customary emphasis, showed that he is not yet resigned to his muzzle.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 22, 1917 by Various

There were other garments and supplementaries, all treated in the same way.

From A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade

To-day the lot fell upon Mr. BECK, who good-temperedly explained, when a shower of "supplementaries" rained down upon him, that he really knew nothing about the Department he was temporarily representing.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 28, 1917 by Various

The storm of "supplementaries" showed no sign of abating, until the SPEAKER, who rarely fails to find the appropriate phrase, remarked upon "This thirst for information," and so dissolved the House in laughter.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917 by Various

While he fretted his still pounding head, Bill rode the round-up of registers, supplementaries and totals.

From A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen




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