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vendor

noun · /ˈvɛndɚ/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does vendor mean?

vendor (noun): someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use vendor in a sentence?

How do you pronounce vendor?

/ˈvɛndɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does vendor come from?

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman vendor (Old French vendeor), from Latin venditor (“seller”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of vendor?

Words related to vendor

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

Test yourself: do you know “vendor”?

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What does “vendor” mean?

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Not quite: that's what source means.

someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

Right! That's what “vendor” means.

a journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc

Not quite: that's what tour means.

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

Not quite: that's what dream means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “vendor”?

school

Not quite: school means something else.

season

Not quite: season means something else.

seller

Right!

number

Not quite: number means something else.

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