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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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made overhauling the way the Pentagon buys weapons a priority—saying the department would broaden its range of vendors with more startups and commercial companies.
While Disney had an army of its famous Imagineers to develop rides and attractions, Stein had a small staff and outside vendors.
Many of the exiled Venezuelans survive as street vendors, delivery drivers and maids.
"Some vendors have larger inventories and therefore their price increases are more subtle at perhaps 1.5x to 2x," he said.
From BBC
Saks has struggled financially since taking on the debt burden in 2024, and the luxury retail chain’s delays in paying vendors have contributed to weaker merchandise offerings—and sales.
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