The difference between Addition and Supplement

When used as nouns, addition means the act of adding anything, whereas supplement means something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.


Supplement is also verb with the meaning: to provide or make a supplement to something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Addition and Supplement

  1. Addition as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of adding anything.

    Examples:

    "The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long."

  2. Addition as a noun:

    Anything that is added.

  3. Addition as a noun (uncountable):

    The arithmetic operation of adding.

  4. Addition as a noun (music):

    A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.

  5. Addition as a noun (chiefly, legal):

    A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York".

  6. Addition as a noun (heraldry):

    Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to .

  1. Supplement as a noun:

    Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.

  2. Supplement as a noun:

    An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.

  3. Supplement as a noun:

    An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.

  4. Supplement as a noun (geometry):

    An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180; a supplementary angle.

  5. Supplement as a noun (nutrition, bodybuilding):

    A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.

  1. Supplement as a verb:

    To provide or make a supplement to something.