noun · neutral
vendor
UK/ˈvendə(r)/US/ˈvɛndər/VEN·dor
a person or company that sells goods or services, especially at a market or to other businesses
Examples
“Local vendors sell fruit and snacks outside the stadium.”
“We chose a new software vendor for our accounting system.”
“The vendor offered a discount for cash payments.”
Band 8 sentence
“We sourced components from several overseas vendors to diversify our supply chain and reduce risk.”
Collocations
- street vendor
- software vendor
Word family
Common mistakes
I bought it from a vendor shop.→I bought it from a vendor / from a shop.
This vendor provides us many things.→This vendor provides us with many things.
Say it for a higher band
5seller→6shopkeeper→7+vendor
Synonyms
supplier
Easily confused
seller
“The seller agreed to lower the price after we negotiated.”
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