supplier
part of speech
noun (a supplier, suppliers)
meaning for a pupil
A supplier is a person or company that provides goods or services to other people or businesses, often regularly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In money and business lessons, a shop buys goods from a supplier and sells them to customers for more, which is how it makes a profit. In maths problems, a supplier's price per item is used to work out costs. Energy suppliers provide gas and electricity to homes.
examples
- The bakery gets its flour from a local supplier. tree →
- Our energy supplier sends a bill every month. tree →
- The shop changed suppliers to get cheaper prices. tree →
- A supplier sells 100 pencils for £5; how much is each pencil? tree →
- The school's food supplier delivers every morning. tree →
- Farmers are suppliers to supermarkets. tree →
- Good suppliers deliver on time. tree →
note
Countable: suppliers. Spelling: supply → supplier (y → i). Verb: supply. In maths, the shop's profit = selling price − the supplier's price.
Trees and pragmatics
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