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provider

US /prəˈvaɪdɚ/

noun Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung Sức khỏe

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

NounNoun
provider gốc provision
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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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 connection
    describing 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 network
    to approved healthcare insurance provider network, meaning to give sanction to
  • Hard switch to a reputable cloud infrastructure provider
    to 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 leverage
    to sole provider exercising near-monopolistic leverage, meaning to put a new sole on
  • Medium health care provider
    describing health care provider (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)

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