| 单词 | buyer |
| 释义 | buyer buyer // noun [C]
MATERIALS BUYER, NET BUYER, TARGET BUYER, TRADE BUYER
1 a person or company that buys sth, especially something valuable like a business or a home: The company is trying to find a buyer for its toiletries business. Several names have been mentioned as potential buyers. A majority of car buyers browse the Internet for information. These new homes have been priced for first-time buyers. ⇨ PURCHASER
❖ possible/potential/prospective buyers ◆ car/computer/home buyers
2 the person or company that buys sth, rather than the person who sells it (the seller): foreign exchange brokers who link buyers and sellers of foreign currency
3 (Commerce ) a person in a company who chooses the goods, equipment or materials that the company buys: He works as a buyer for a department store.
IDIOMS
buyer beware (also let the buyer beware) (Law ) used to say that when you are buying something it is your responsibility to check that there is nothing wrong with what you are buying: The sale of shares is subject to the buyer beware principle. When it comes to buying vintage cars, it's definitely a case of buyer beware. NOTE ‘Buyer beware' is the meaning of the Latin phrase ‘caveat emptor'. |
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