different between amendment vs supplementary

English

Etymology

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mend.m?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?nd.m?nt/

Noun

amendment (countable and uncountable, plural amendments)

1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

   Synonyms: improvement, reformation

2. In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
3. (law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
4. (especially US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.

5. That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.

Derived terms

• constitutional amendment

Related terms

Translations

See also

• engrossed
• engrossed amendment
• repeal

Further reading

• amendment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amendment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• amendment at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• mandement

English

Etymology

Derived from French supplémentaire.

Adjective

supplementary (comparative more supplementary, superlative most supplementary)

1. Additional; added to supply what is wanted.

Derived terms

• nonsupplementary
• presupplementary
• supplementary angles

Translations

Noun

supplementary (plural supplementaries)

1. Something additional; an extra.

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “supplementary”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language