vendor

also n.

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

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.

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.

n

Definition: person who sells wares
Antonyms: customer

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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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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

IN BRIEF: A seller.

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

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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