vendor

Definition

Examples

We signed a new contract with a vendor who supplies our office furniture.

Word Family

Synonyms

• suppliersomeone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
• sellersomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
• merchanta businessperson engaged in retail trade

Collocations

• Easy street vendor
  describing street vendor (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
• Medium approved software vendor list
  to approved software vendor list, meaning to give sanction to
• Hard vendor contract renegotiation under antitrust laws
  describing vendor contract renegotiation under antitrust laws (someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money)
• Very Hard sever ties with a compromised defense vendor
  to sever ties with a compromised defense vendor, meaning to set or keep apart