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VEND-uh/ˈvendə/

A vendor is a person or firm that sells something, especially to an organisation: a software vendor, a street vendor. Seller is everyday; a smiling stall is branding, not a contract.

Meaning

A person or firm that sells something, especially to an organisation.

Examples

• “The badge vendor is a named contractor; a smiling stall is not a contract.”
• “Seller is everyday. Supplier is the close twin. A stall is a photograph. A purchase order is a file. Name the firm; keep the smile for the prospectus.”

Good to know

A seller (especially to an organisation). Close: supplier. A stall photo ≠ a contract.

Near in meaning

supplier

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