vendor
/ˈvendə(r)/noun
उच्चारण वेन्डर
विक्रेता, फेरीवाला
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, usually outside on the street
विक्रेता, फेरीवाला
- a street vendor selling chaat
- The vendor arranged ripe guavas in neat piles on his cart.
- The vendor at the station sells hot tea in small clay cups.
+ 2 more examples
- Street vendors line the road outside the temple.
- A fruit vendor shouted the prices of mangoes.
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[C] law
a person who is selling a house or other property
(संपत्ति का) विक्रेता
- The vendor signed the sale deed.
- The vendor agreed to hand over the keys after receiving the full payment.
- The vendor accepted the buyer's offer for the flat.
+ 2 more examples
- The vendor must give a clear title to the land.
- Both the vendor and the buyer signed the document.
Synonyms seller
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a vendor of / a vendor selling + noun
Use of or a present participle after vendor to name what is sold. A street vendor sells food or goods in the open.
क्या बेचा जाता है, यह बताने के लिए 'vendor' के बाद 'of' या present participle आता है। Street vendor खुले में खाने या सामान बेचता है।
- A vendor of balloons stood outside the fair.
- A vendor selling roasted corn stood near the gate.
buy sth from a vendor
Use from for the person you buy from. A vendor is a seller, never the buyer.
जिससे आप ख़रीदते हैं उस व्यक्ति के लिए 'from' आता है। Vendor विक्रेता है, कभी ख़रीदार नहीं।
- Radhika bought a cup of tea from the vendor at the station.
vendor (business) = supplier
In business, a vendor is a company that supplies goods or services to another firm. The word is also used in IT for software suppliers.
व्यवसाय में 'vendor' वह कंपनी है जो दूसरी फ़र्म को माल या सेवाएँ देती है। IT में यह software आपूर्तिकर्ता के लिए भी प्रयोग होता है।
- The bank selected a new vendor for its software.
vendor (property) vs purchaser
In property law, the vendor is the person selling a house or land, and the purchaser is the buyer.
संपत्ति-कानून में vendor मकान या ज़मीन बेचने वाला है, और purchaser ख़रीदार।
- The vendor agreed to lower the price of the plot.
+Collocations 4
noun + vendor
streetfruitvegetablenewspaperticket
- A newspaper vendor delivers copies before sunrise.
verb + vendor
pay thebargain with theask thecall thelicense a
- She bargained with the vegetable vendor for a lower price.
adjective + vendor
locallicensedapprovedonlineroadside
- Only licensed vendors can sell inside the station.
vendor + noun
cartlicenceliststallpayment
- The municipality issued a vendor licence to him.
“More examples 5
- The ice-cream vendor rang his bell near the school gate.
आइसक्रीम बेचने वाले ने स्कूल के फाटक के पास अपनी घंटी बजाई।
- During Diwali, vendors fill the market with lamps and sweets.
दीवाली में विक्रेता बाज़ार को दीयों और मिठाइयों से भर देते हैं।
- The vendor of the house asked for a higher price.
मकान के विक्रेता ने अधिक क़ीमत माँगी।
- Radhika's father is an approved vendor for the railway canteen.
राधिका के पिता रेलवे कैंटीन के अनुमोदित विक्रेता हैं।
- The street vendors were moved to a new market area.
फेरीवालों को एक नए बाज़ार क्षेत्र में भेज दिया गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a vegetable vender.
✓ He is a vegetable vendor.
The correct spelling is vendor, ending in -or.
सही वर्तनी 'vendor' है, जिसका अंत '-or' से होता है।
✗ I bought a book to the vendor.
✓ I bought a book from the vendor.
You buy from a seller, not to him.
आप विक्रेता से ख़रीदते हैं, 'to' नहीं 'from' आता है।
✗ A vendor man came to our house.
✓ A vendor came to our house.
Vendor already means a seller; vendor man repeats the idea.
'Vendor' का अर्थ ही विक्रेता है; 'vendor man' उसी बात को दोहराता है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
ven·dor
With -or (not 'vender').
अंत में -or ('vender' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who goes from place to place selling goods is a hawker or pedlar; a machine that sells snacks a vending machine.
जगह-जगह घूमकर सामान बेचने वाला hawker या pedlar; नाश्ता बेचने वाली मशीन vending machine।
General knowledge
The PM SVANidhi scheme (2020) gives small loans to street vendors; the Street Vendors Act, 2014.
PM SVANidhi योजना (2020) रेहड़ी-पटरी वालों को छोटे ऋण देती है; Street Vendors Act, 2014।