customer
noun /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/
/ˈkʌstəmər/
- a person or an organization that buys goods or services from a shop or business
- marketing strategies to target potential customers
- The company rewards loyal customers with discounts.
- one of the shop’s best customers
- They know me—I'm a regular customer.
- the customer service department
- Improving customer satisfaction is a core company strategy.
- The firm has excellent customer relations.
- How do you attract new online customers?
- Our success is measured by how well we serve our customers.
Wordfinder- agent
- business
- company
- competitor
- customer
- director
- employ
- franchise
- manager
- shareholder
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga1, Businessa1- If you have a complaint, contact the customer care unit.
- It's a special offer to attract new customers.
- Part of good customer relations is knowing how to deal with complaints.
- The questionnaire is to test customer reaction to the new store design.
- The terms of the guarantee will be set out in the customer agreement.
- There are a large number of potential customers for the new product.
- They are one of our biggest customers.
- They carried out a customer satisfaction survey.
- They organized an evening's entertainment for favoured customers.
- This cheaper model was produced in response to customer demand.
- We can't afford to lose any more customers.
- We like to think that we have satisfied customers.
- Draw up a customer profile and write a description of your typical customer.
- He comes in twice a week and is one of our best customers.
- I'd like to speak to someone in the customer service department, please.
- Is there a set procedure for dealing with customer complaints?
- Schools are among the biggest customers for this service.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- favoured/favored
- favourite/favorite
- …
- have
- deal with
- help
- …
- care
- relations
- relationship
- …
- (old-fashioned, informal) used after an adjective to describe a particular type of person
- an awkward customer
- a cool customer (= somebody who is always calm, even when in trouble)
- an ugly customer (= somebody who may become violent)