Issue
Issue noun - The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity).
Usage example: a new issue of stamps
Supply is a synonym for issue in distribution topic. In some cases you can use "Supply" instead the word "Issue" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like circulation.
Supply
Supply verb - Circulate or distribute or equip with.
Usage example: supply blankets for the beds
How words are described
| full | full issue | full supply |
| common | common issue | common supply |
| regular | regular issue | regular supply |
| current | current issue | current supply |
| Other adjectives: small, entire, constant, big, huge, main, personal, new, general, military, last, medical, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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For instance, Hector taking issue with Eliwood's irrational supply hoarding and, well, other player-driven antics.
Source: Webcomic / Awkward Zombie -
He built up the country's gold supply to handle the issue, and by mid 1878 the problem seemed to be solved.
- The first Atomic Robo Free Comic Book Day issue has Robo fighting a seemingly endless supply of Mecha-Mooks, and asking if there's a factory or something to no one in particular.
Source: Robotic Assembly Lines
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Supply and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/supply
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