供与

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 供与, read きょうよ, means providing technology, materials or similar resources for another party to use.
• Basic usage: It is used for providing technology to a joint project or an organization preparing a report from supplied materials.
  • 研究機関は共同事業に技術を供与した。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Focus compared with 供給
  • 供与 focuses on making something available for another party's use, while 供給 focuses on supplying it to meet demand.