Difference between Supply and Cater

What is the difference between Supply and Cater?

Supply as a verb is to provide (something), to make (something) available for use. while Cater as a verb is to provide food professionally for a special occasion.

Supply

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provide (something), to make (something) available for use. To furnish or equip with. To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of. To act as a substitute.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of supplying. An amount of something supplied. provisions.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a supple manner, with suppleness.

Example sentence: There are similarities between being an editor and a tailor. Tailors have a vast supply of fabrics, buttons and thread at their disposal and put it together to make a whole. That's what an editor does - looks at society at a given time and pulls together the interesting aspects into a single issue each month.

Cater

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provide food professionally for a special occasion.To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.

Example sentence: From my side, I don't put pressure on the director to cater to a certain image. I am happy to do different films, and I have to stick by my director. I like to completely surrender myself to the director - that way, I think, I don't get to do the similar roles.

We hope you now know whether to use Supply or Cater in your sentence.

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