provider
US /prəˈvaɪdɚ/
Definition
someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Our Internet provider will upgrade the service next week.
Word Family
Synonyms
- suppliersomeone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
- vendorsomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
- caterersomeone who provides food and service (as for a party)
Collocations
- Easy internet service provider connectiondescribing internet service provider connection (a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange)
- Medium approved healthcare insurance provider networkto approved healthcare insurance provider network, meaning to give sanction to
- Hard switch to a reputable cloud infrastructure providerto switch to a reputable cloud infrastructure provider, meaning to change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- Very Hard sole provider exercising near-monopolistic leverageto sole provider exercising near-monopolistic leverage, meaning to put a new sole on
- Medium health care providerdescribing health care provider (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)
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