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customer — cus·to·mer n 1: a person or business that purchases a commodity or service 2 a: a person or entity having an account with a bank or on whose behalf the bank has agreed to collect items b: a person or entity for whom an issuer issues a letter of… … Law dictionary
Customer — Cus tom*er (k[u^]s t[u^]m*[ e]r), n. [A doublet of customary, a.: cf. LL. custumarius toll gatherer. See {Custom}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who collect customs; a toll gatherer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The customers of the small or petty custom and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Customer — organization or person that receives a product (consumer, client, end user, retailer, beneficiary and purchaser) (p. 3.3.5 ISO 9000:2005). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
customer — ► NOUN 1) a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business. 2) a person or thing of a specified kind that one has to deal with: he s a tough customer … English terms dictionary
customer — [kus′tə mər] n. [ME < OFr coustumier: see CUSTOM] 1. a person who buys, esp. one who buys from, or patronizes, an establishment regularly 2. Informal any person with whom one has dealings [a rough customer] … English World dictionary
customer — (n.) late 14c., customs official; later buyer (early 15c.), from Anglo Fr. custumer, from M.L. custumarius, from L. consuetudinarius (see CUSTOM (Cf. custom)). More generalized meaning a person with whom one has dealings emerged 1540s; that of a… … Etymology dictionary
customer — [n] buyer of goods, services client, clientele, consumer, habitué, patron, prospect, purchaser, regular shopper; concept 348 Ant. owner … New thesaurus
customer — A designation that refers to segregated clearing member firm trading activity. Customer trading activity and funds may not be combined with non segregated house activity within a clearing member firm. A term which, within the SFA rules, means a… … Financial and business terms
Customer — For the British rock band, see The Clientele. A customer (also known as a client, buyer, or purchaser) is usually used to refer to a current or potential buyer or user of the products of an individual or organization, called the supplier, seller … Wikipedia
customer — cus|tom|er W1S1 [ˈkʌstəmə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: custom; from the custom of doing business in a particular place] 1.) someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company etc ▪ We aim to offer good value and service to all our… … Dictionary of contemporary English
customer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, favoured/favored (esp. BrE), favourite/favorite (esp. AmE), good, important, key, large, major ▪ They are one of our biggest custom … Collocations dictionary
