vendor

also vend·er (vĕn'dər)
n.

1. One that sells or vends: a street vendor; a vendor of software products on the Web.
2. A vending machine.

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The usual spelling for this formal and legal word meaning 'seller' is vendor. In American English, vender is also used.

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An organization that sells something. In this publication, vendor refers to both manufacturers and distributors as long as they sell products to the general public.

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1. supplier of goods or services of a commercial nature; may be a manufacturer, importer, or wholesale distributor. For example, one component of the Index of Leading Indicators is vendor performance, meaning the rate at which suppliers of goods are making delivery to their commercial customers.

2. retailer of merchandise, especially one without an established place of business, as in sidewalk vendor.

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A seller, usually of real estate. The term seller is commonly used for personal property .


Example: The vendor receives cash, notes, and mortgage relief from the vendee.

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n

Definition: person who sells wares
Antonyms: customer

1. A person or organization who furnishes materials or equipment not fabricated to a special design for the work, 1. Also see supplier.
2. One who sells or contracts to sell real property. Also see purchaser.

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Seller; an individual who transfers property for sale; merchant; retail dealer; supplier.

The term vendor is frequently used in reference to an individual who sells real property.

The party in the supply chain that makes goods and services available to companies or consumers. The term vendor is typically used to describe the entity that is paid for the goods that are provided, rather than the manufacturer of the goods. A vendor, however, can operate both as the supplier of goods (seller) and the manufacturer.

Also known as a "supplier".

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A vendor is a person or a business entity that sells something. Large retail stores generally have a list of vendors from which they purchase goods (at wholesale) to sell (at retail) to their customers. Vendors can also sell directly to the customer, as seen with street vendors. In addition, a vendor can provide parts for another business that will be used to make an end product.

 

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IN BRIEF: A seller.

We know of a great hot dog vendor that sells near the park.

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For a list of words related to vendor, see:

• Commerce and Trade - vendor: one who sells
• Employers, Employees, and Business People - vendor: one who sells
• General Titles, Positions, and Status - vendor: one who sells; salesperson
• Occupations and Job Titles

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See words rhyming with "vendor."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sælger

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkoper, automaat (die b.v. drank verkoopt), straatventer

Français (French)
n. - vendeur, marchand, (US) distributeur automatique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verkäufer, Verkaufsautomat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πωλητής, λιανοπωλητής, μικροπωλητής

Italiano (Italian)
venditore, venditore ambulante, distributore automatico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vendedor (m), mascate (m)

Русский (Russian)
продавец, поставщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - vendedor, vendedor ambulante, buhonero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - säljare, automat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小贩, 自动售货机, 卖主

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小販, 自動售貨機, 賣主

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파는 사람, 매각인, 자동 판매기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 売る人, 露天商人, 売り主, ベンダー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بائع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מוכר, רוכל‬

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