Raise
Raise noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches
Supplement and raise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supplement" instead the word "Raise" as a verb or a noun.
Supplement
Supplement noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: this new rule restricting e-mail to job-related activity is only a supplement to the preexisting policy regarding personal use of company resources
Raise and supplement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Raise" instead the word "Supplement" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| best | best raise | best supplement |
| free | free raise | free supplement |
| popular | popular raise | popular supplement |
| small | small raise | small supplement |
| Other adjectives: large, temporary, unreleased. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Although Brandon does help from afar to support the family, Reggie also has to supplement the income and learn to cook for, care for, and otherwise raise Paul, especially before Paul went off to become a trainer.
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