buyerbuy‧er /ˈbaɪə $ -ər/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countable] 
There were several potential buyers. discounts for first-time buyers2someone whose job is to choose and buy the goods for a shop or company: a buyer for a chain store
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Lower house prices should attract more buyers.
- They've had a lot of enquiries about the company - there's no shortage of potential buyers.
- We couldn't find a buyer for our house, so we weren't able to move after all.
- Access to the Internet did not much excite these older buyers either.
- But what will happen when the holders of all those assets outnumber the buyers?
- It is the force which subjects producers and resource suppliers to the dictates of buyer or consumer sovereignty.
- One is perfect for the first-time buyer or those seeking a second base, and the other is an ideal family home.
- Secondly, there is a buyer credit where a bank in the exporter's country provides a loan to the importer.
- This will be the position provided the goods perished before any had been delivered to the buyer.
- Whether that will be enough to convince buyers to stick around remains to be seen.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who buys goods or services
someone who buys goods from a particular shop, restaurant, or company: · We don't get many customers on Mondays - Saturday is our busiest day.· The barman was serving the last customer of the evening.· Ford has launched a big sales campaign in an effort to bring in new customers.biggest customer (=the customer who buys the most goods): · The Defense Department is one of Lockheed's biggest regular customers.
the people in a shop or town who are buying things: · The streets were crowded with Christmas shoppers.
someone who pays for services or advice from a professional person or organization: · Mr Langston normally meets with clients in the afternoon.· Elkins assured the judge that neither of his clients had a criminal record.· The firm is one of our oldest clients - we don't want to lose them.
someone who buys something expensive such as a house, company, or painting, usually from another person, not a shop or company: · We couldn't find a buyer for our house, so we weren't able to move after all.· They've had a lot of enquiries about the company - there's no shortage of potential buyers.
someone who buys and uses goods and services - use this especially to talk about people who buy things in general: · Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly products.· The consumer is interested in high quality goods, not just low prices.
the people who regularly use a particular shop, restaurant etc, or the services of a professional person: · The hotel's clientele includes diplomats and Hollywood celebrities.· Madame Zara caters for a very select clientele.
the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it: · The magazine is aimed at the youth market.· Without research we can't be sure of the size of our market or even who our market is.market for: · The market for Internet-based products has grown dramatically in recent years.
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nounherdsman, nounhired hand, nounhireling, nounhistorian, nounhomemaker, nounhomeworker, nounhouse husband, nounhousewife, nouniceman, nounillustrator, nounimpersonator, nounimpresario, nounindustrialist, nouninnkeeper, nouninspector, nouninterior decorator, nouninterpreter, nouninvestigator, nounjanitor, nounjester, nounjeweller, nounjoiner, nounjourno, nounJP, nounjudge, nounkeeper, nounlamplighter, nounlandlady, nounlandlord, nounlibrarian, nounlocksmith, nounlongshoreman, nounmagician, nounmaid, nounmaid of honour, nounmaidservant, nounmail carrier, nounmailman, nounmaitre d', nounmajordomo, nounman, nounmanagement consultant, nounmanservant, nounmason, nounmasseur, nounmasseuse, nounmatador, nounmathematician, nounmechanic, nounmedic, nounmenial, adjectivemenial, nounmerchant seaman, nounmidwife, nounmilkmaid, nounmilkman, nounmilliner, nounminder, nounminer, nounminiaturist, nounminister, nounmodel, nounmortician, nounmover, nounmovie star, nounnanny, nounnavvy, nounnewscaster, nounnewsreader, nounnight porter, nounnight watchman, nounnovelist, nounnumber cruncher, nounnurse, nounnursemaid, nounnurseryman, nounnursery nurse, nounnursing, nounobstetrician, nounoccupation, nounodd-job man, nounoilman, nounold salt, nounoptician, nounostler, nounpacker, nounpaediatrician, nounpaediatrics, nounpageboy, nounpainter, nounpalmist, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper-pusher, nounparachutist, nounparalegal, nounparamedic, nounpark keeper, nounparliamentarian, nounpathology, nounpawnbroker, nounpeasant, nounpedlar, nounpen pusher, nounpensioner, nounperformer, nounpersonal assistant, nounpharmacist, nounphotographer, nounpipe fitter, nounplanter, nounplasterer, nounplaywright, nounploughman, nounplumber, nounpoet, nounpolice, nounporter, nounpostman, nounpotter, nounpractitioner, nounprinter, nounprivate detective, nounprivate eye, nounprivate investigator, nounprivate practice, nounprivate secretary, nounpro, nounpro, adjectiveprobation officer, nounprofession, nounprofessional, adjectiveprofessional, nounprofessionally, adverbprogrammer, nounproperty developer, nounprostitute, nounpsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpublican, nounpublic defender, nounpublicist, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic relations, nounpublisher, nounpurser, nounquantity surveyor, nounquestion master, nounrabbi, nounradiographer, nounradiologist, nounrag-and-bone-man, nounrancher, nounranger, nounreal estate agent, nounreceptionist, nounrecruit, nounrector, nounregistrar, nounrepo man, nounreporter, nounrestaurateur, nounretailer, nounreviewer, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrookie, nounroughneck, nounroustabout, nounsailor, nounsalesclerk, nounsalesgirl, nounsalesman, nounsalesperson, nounsales representative, nounsaleswoman, nounsanitation worker, nounscalper, nounschoolmaster, nounschoolmistress, nounschoolteacher, nounscout, nounscout, verbscrew, nounscribe, nounscrubber, nounsea captain, nounseaman, nounseamstress, nounsecretary, nounsecurity 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY discounts for first-time buyersCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
discounts for first-time buyers· Advertisers want to reach as many potential customers as possible.
(also a prospective purchaser formal)· He said that he had a prospective buyer for the boat.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Supplies to consumers will not be hit, because the big buyers get most of their fish from outside the North Sea.· Sizzling sectors like the Internet brought big gains to buyers of Netscape.· Calling cold on big company buyers is unlikely to be successful, however.· The bigger buyers don't trust us right away.· Glasgow has six or eight of these big buyers and about two dozen first-division dealers.· National mutual funds were among the biggest buyers, according to an underwriter at A. G. Edwards.
· Analysts forecast an extra fillip to early water dealing with a wave of institutional buying from foreign buyers starved of stock.· Of course, some foreign buyers are blowhards who end up destroying companies and themselves.· The price can be set below the competitors to attract foreign buyers who have to pay in hard currency.· Prodrive Motorsport make rally cars and parts, and low sterling rates are attracting foreign buyers like never before.· In alternate weeks the auction is wholly devoted to domestic buyers or to foreign buyers.· The index, at 1,834.83, is now 138 percent up since the market was opened to foreign buyers on 9 August.· And they say any spare cars are being snapped up by foreign buyers.
· There was a large contingent of buyers from Eire who took 32 rams in total.· The sellers were scared off by a large buyer.· Gee, sorry, seems about all we have left is miles from the largest concentrations of buyers.· We assume competition the presence of a larger number of buyers and sellers.
· Ask your estate agent to send a representative with potential buyers.· As in other auctions, potential buyers can preview the items.· Your estate agent will negotiate with potential buyers, keeping you informed of offers and how the sale is progressing.· And it counts on the jet-propelled feel of its bicycles' ride to appeal to the youthful dreams of potential buyers.· A market is a group of existing and potential buyers or users of a product or service. 6.· Registration for the sale has been repeatedly postponed to accommodate potential buyers, officials said.· Market segmentation is especially important in consumer markets, where the numbers of potential buyers can be measured in millions.· The Stoughton, Mass. company did not name any potential buyers for Avia.
· These provide compensation for faulty concrete construction in council homes sold to private buyers.· When no private buyers turned up, Visalia did just what Santa Clara did.· The big fleet operators get the biggest discounts - putting the dealers under pressure to maintain higher prices for private buyers.
· What could give a prospective house buyer more confidence?· In University City, some agents issue similar warnings to prospective buyers.· We will have to arrange for advance publicity, set up an office and make arrangements to show prospective buyers around.· Though, as we discuss below, this provision has been modified, the nationalistic sentiment was clearly registered by prospective buyers.· The only way they can market their products is to produce literature detailed enough to convince the prospective buyer.· The following is a check-list for prospective puppy buyers: 1.· Voice over Around 1,000 prospective buyers are likely to turn up for tomorrow's sale.· The prospect has got prospective buyers drooling.
NOUN· And today's book buyers agree.
· The sooner car maker take this development seriously, the happier the car buyer will be.· It is just one, however, of several that have sprung up to assist car buyers.· Video guide to new cars CAR buyers could soon choose their new models by watching a video at home.· There is no charge to the car buyer.· Recession has concentrated the minds of car buyers both private and corporate on the economics of running costs.· Super Bowl newcomers include AutoBy-Tel, which hooks up car buyers with dealers via the Internet; eyewear maker Luxotica.· But gas prices remained low, and car buyers focused on comfort and performance rather than fuel-efficiency.· Mitsubishi Motors Corp. hopes car buyers think so.
· Initially this was given to both individual home buyers and investors, although this policy was later reviewed to exclude investors.· The lowest median income for home buyers was $ 52, 900 in Cleveland.· This would save a home buyer with a thirty thousand pound mortgage just over eleven pounds a month.· Current builder contracts are more sophisticated and worse than ever before for the home buyers.· But for today at least estate agents, and home buyers are celebrating.· He also wants to shift funds to first-time home buyer programs.· The company claims the machines are aimed at the bulk-buy corporate market, schools and home buyers.· Thrifts in the Sun Belt had small deposits and a lot of demand for money from home buyers.
· What could give a prospective house buyer more confidence?· Good luck to first-time house buyers, particularly during these troubled times.· First-time house buyers are the last people who need assistance.· As a man he became a compulsive house buyer.· Radical breaks on stamp duty are planned to entice house buyers into rundown areas.· The general economic uncertainties, and particularly high unemployment damaged the confidence of prospective house buyers.
· The lull in the housing market means that mortgage lenders are more desperate than ever to attract first-time buyers.· The first time buyers recognise the opportunities in the market place.· This compares to an average UK-wide price of £44,050 and an average advance of £37,865 to first time buyers.· The only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage - especially if you are a first time buyer.· And she revealed that first time buyers in Northern Ireland have the most affordable housing in Britain.· First time buyers can borrow up to 95% of the valuation or purchase price; product fee is £150.· The company says catering for first time buyers is boosting sales at a time when other builders are reporting big losses.· We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer.
VERB· Generally, it is not possible to act for both a buyer and a seller, for their interests vary.· Requests for the metal are made in telexes in the names of banks or solicitors acting for the buyer.· As mentioned earlier in the text, it is important to proceed with caution when acting for joint buyers.
· Property should come under the Trades Description Act and contracts should allow buyers to back out if they discover undeclared defects.· He was equally tolerant when it came to allowing buyers to choose colours that would go with their interior decoration.· Porsche claims the scheme allows buyers to finance a new 968 for less than £500 a month.
· The lull in the housing market means that mortgage lenders are more desperate than ever to attract first-time buyers.· And it allows the auction company more time to put together items and produce a bigger auction, which attracts more buyers.· The collection of earrings, brooches and necklaces have attracted widespread interest from buyers at the International Spring Fair.· Reverse splits make a stock appear more expensive and can attract buyers who will not purchase shares that sell for a pittance.· The price can be set below the competitors to attract foreign buyers who have to pay in hard currency.· Much desired, and disturbingly handsome, the Passat attracts all sorts of buyers.· Prodrive Motorsport make rally cars and parts, and low sterling rates are attracting foreign buyers like never before.· Q.V. stamps of Great Britain failed to attract a buyer, and is safely stored away for next year.
· Eighty-nine lots were sold for a total of £1.55 million, with a further sixty-three lots failing to find buyers.· Recovery of the purchase price Where the consideration has totally failed, the buyer can recover any payments he has already paid.· Q.V. stamps of Great Britain failed to attract a buyer, and is safely stored away for next year.
· If an order was cancelled we would have difficulty finding another buyer.· Still, sellers have faced trouble finding buyers.· But his video may not find as many overseas buyers as his rivals think.· You could probably sell the slate, if you can find a buyer.· They may find no buyers for the hamburgers they plan to sell.· Eighty-nine lots were sold for a total of £1.55 million, with a further sixty-three lots failing to find buyers.· Touche Ross have three months in which to find a new buyer before reporting to Quietwaters creditors.
· In the more meaningful deadweight trade signals from the continent also offer buyers encouragement.
· In spite of this, the Court of Appeal held that the parties intended risk to pass when the buyers accepted the delivery note.· Thus, sometimes a seller will find himself still in possession of goods after the ownership in them has passed to the buyer.· These savings are passed to buyers.· In that case ownership will not pass to the buyer before the seller has himself succeeded in acquiring that ownership.
· The seller is concerned about being paid and the buyer about getting hold of the goods.· If price cuts have to be paid to all buyers this reduces their profitability as well as increasing their detectability.
· The stake was sold to a single buyer through Warburg Securities.· Public goods are indivisible, involving such large units that they can not be sold to individual buyers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a buyer’s/seller’s market
1someone who buys something expensive such as a house or car OPP seller, vendor: - Abele also will provide prospective buyers with e-mail updates of new listings that meet their criteria.
- In University City, some agents issue similar warnings to prospective buyers.
- It's putting off prospective buyers.
- Not only does a company interview prospective employees, the would-be employees are supposed to interview the company.
- Once you have a list of prospective candidates, you need to do a bit of research.
- Requiring drug tests of this discrete group of citizens is an intrusion, a humiliation and a subtle deterrent to prospective candidates.
- The élite squads work more intensively and aim to produce at least three prospective candidates in each weight division.
- The only way they can market their products is to produce literature detailed enough to convince the prospective buyer.
There were several potential buyers. discounts for first-time buyers2someone whose job is to choose and buy the goods for a shop or company: a buyer for a chain store