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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In the streets of Venezuela, ordinary people—delivery men and small-business owners, pensioners and vendors—said in interviews with The Wall Street Journal that they feel hopeful about the economy, their main concern.
The earnings print, they said, was “validation of our thesis that Akamai is becoming an even more strategic vendor for its customers.”
From Barron's
The largest rise in sales came from a 2.8% increase in receipts at gas stations and fuel vendors, which were up a second straight month.
"People complain about prices, say they're outrageous. You can find everything, but the cost keeps rising," said Mohamed, a market vendor.
From Barron's
“Many established enterprise software vendors remain deeply embedded within their customers’ technology,” he writes.
From Barron's
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