supplemental
adjective
sup·ple·men·tal
ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental
noun
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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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Biden, the day after returning from a whirlwind trip to Tel Aviv following Hamas militants’ stunning Oct. 7 attack on Israel, used a rare prime time address to make his pitch for the supplemental funding.
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Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Still, the supplemental foreign aid has faced pushback from a number of lawmakers in both chambers.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
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Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Still, the supplemental foreign aid has faced pushback from a number of lawmakers in both chambers.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
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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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