supply

/səˈplaɪ/

The act of supplying.

supply and demand

An amount of something supplied.

A supply of good drinking water is essential.

(in the plural) provisions.

(chiefly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.

to vote supplies

Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.