supply
noun
the act or process of providing something that is needed
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The process of giving or supplying
distribution
noun
the process of giving something such as food, clothes, or money to a group of people, especially so that each person gets an equal share
allotment
noun
the process of deciding to give someone part of an amount of something, especially money or time
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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