vendor
Americannoun
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law a person who sells something, esp real property
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another name for vending machine
Usage
What is a vendor? A vendor is a person or business that sells something, as in The school lunch really improved after it changed food vendors.A vendor is also a machine that dispenses items after you put money into it. It’s more often called a vending machine.Example: The vendor told me that the box has a scratch, so she’s selling it cheap.
Etymology
Origin of vendor
1585–95; < Anglo-French vendo ( u ) r < Latin venditor. See vend, -or 2
Example Sentences
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He said that ServiceNow works with major companies and can leverage those longstanding relationships to fend off competition from new vendors hawking agentic AI offerings.
From MarketWatch
The post said that Anthropic had delayed the model’s release in order to engage security vendors first.
From Barron's
His creditors and vendors—such as cell-tower builders—are hounding him for repayment, and he should have to honor his debts.
"There were empty halls, maybe 14 vendors, lack of things to do for all ages and especially a lack of events for our demographic," the group said.
From BBC
The occasion was the 100th anniversary of Bell Labs, the legendary research-and-development organization that was once the innovation engine within the old AT&T and is now part of Nokia, the Finland-based telecommunications vendor.
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