| 单词 | merchant |
| 释义 | merchant merchant /; AmE / noun, adjective
■ noun [C]
FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT, MASS MERCHANT
(Commerce )
1 a person or business that buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods: His father was a tea merchant. builders' merchants (= businesses that sell supplies to the building trade)
2 (especially AmE) a business or person that sells goods directly to the public: Online merchants also have to attract shoppers with bargains. SYN RETAILER
3 a shop/store, etc. that has an arrangement with a bank so that it can accept payments by credit card: Card issuers have been working with merchants to reduce the theft of credit-card numbers. We need your merchant number and that of the credit card to authorize the transaction. ⇨ MERCHANT ACCOUNT
■ adjective [only before noun]
connected with the transport of goods by sea: merchant ships/vessels The strike by dock workers brought merchant shipping to a halt. |
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