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Meaning of "supplier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPLIER

supplier  [səˈplaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPLIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supplier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPPLIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Supplier

Supplier may refer to: ▪ Manufacturer, uses tools and labor to make things for sale ▪ Processor, converts a product from one form to another ▪ Packager, encloses products for distribution, storage, sale, and use ▪ Distributor, the middleman between the manufacturer and retailer ▪ Wholesaler, sells goods or merchandise to retailers ▪ Franchised dealership, local franchised distribution ▪ Drug dealer, supplies illegal drugs ▪ Merchant, a professional dealing with trade...

Definition of supplier in the English dictionary

The definition of supplier in the dictionary is a person, company, or organization that sells or supplies something such as goods or equipment to customers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPPLIER


Aglaia
əˈɡlaɪə
applier
əˈplaɪə
belier
bɪˈlaɪə
complier
kəmˈplaɪə
flier
ˈflaɪə
flyer
ˈflaɪə
frequent-flyer
ˌfriːkwəntˈflaɪə
jambalaya
ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə
liar
ˈlaɪə
lier
ˈlaɪə
lyre
laɪə
multiplier
ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə
outlier
ˈaʊtˌlaɪə
photomultiplier
ˌfəʊtəʊˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə
plier
ˈplaɪə
plyer
ˈplaɪə
relier
rɪˈlaɪə
replier
rɪˈplaɪə
slier
ˈslaɪə
Thalia
θəˈlaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPPLIER

suppliable
supplial
suppliance
suppliant
suppliantly
supplicant
supplicat
supplicate
supplicatingly
supplication
supplicatory
supplicavit
supplied
supplies
supply
supply and demand
supply chain
supply line
supply management
supply ship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPPLIER

Allier
animalier
atelier
cavalier
chandelier
chevalier
collier
earlier
electron multiplier
escalier
espalier
friendlier
holier
hotelier
millier
Montpelier
Montpellier
sillier
sommelier
tablier

Synonyms and antonyms of supplier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «supplier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPPLIER

Find out the translation of supplier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supplier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supplier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

供应商
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proveedor
570 millions of speakers

English

supplier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आपूर्तिकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُوَرِّد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поставщик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fornecedor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরবরাহকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fournisseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembekal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lieferant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

供給者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공급하는 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supplier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà cung cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சப்ளையர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुरवठादार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

satıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fornitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dostawca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

постачальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furnizor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προμηθευτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verskaffer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leverantör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leverandør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supplier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPLIER»

The term «supplier» is very widely used and occupies the 3.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPLIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «supplier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «supplier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supplier

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8 QUOTES WITH «SUPPLIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word supplier.
1
Freddy Adu
My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.
2
Delphine Arnault
When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions: Where should I produce? Should I launch a second line? Should I do shoes, accessories? If you have someone who can coach you and give you advice and help you find the right supplier, it's a big help.
3
Jimmy Carter
We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.
4
Ivan Glasenberg
We're talking to every third-party supplier every day of the week, and our traders are talking to them and buying products from them. When we're doing that, we see opportunities which no one else sees.
5
John Mackey
Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But you can have metrics that measure employee happiness and the morale. You can also do direct customer surveys; you can track it over time. You can do supplier satisfaction scores as well.
6
James Cash Penney
I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier.
7
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
The foodstuff, carbohydrate, is essentially a packet of hydrogen, a hydrogen supplier, a hydrogen donor, and the main event during its combustion is the splitting off of hydrogen.
8
Curt Weldon
Now we have a whole separate supplier of data for Able Danger who's verifying that same information.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPLIER»

Discover the use of supplier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supplier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Supplier Evaluation and Performance Excellence: A Guide to ...
This comprehensive volume enables readers to develop and implement an evaluation process to reduce costs, lower risk, and improve both company and supplier performance.
Sherry R. Gordon, 2008
2
Total Quality in Purchasing and Supplier Management
This book is an essential resource for any organization committed to the sucessful implementation of PSQM.
Ricardo Fernandez, 1994
3
The Supplier Management Handbook
This new edition of the Supplier Management Handbook addresses the evolving role of the purchasing agent and discusses the future of customer-supplier relationships.
James L. Bossert, 2004
4
Supplier Certification: A Continuous Improvement Strategy
This guide for supplier certification is provided by using a nuts-and-bolts approach to implementing certification. the information follows Deming's model of plan, do, check, act and brings it to the supplier certification arena with ...
Richard A. Maass, John O. Brown, James L. Bossert, 1990
5
New Product Development: Strategies for Supplier Integration
Written by a team of experts in the new product development field, this book is based on a three year study at Michigan State University that investigated the integration of suppliers into new product development, and provides a complete ...
Robert M. Monczka, 2000
6
Managing Supplier-Related Processes
In this detailed and straightforward book, Denise Robitaille explains how to make the most of your partnership with your suppliers, whether they calibrate your instruments, assemble a subcomponent, or field your customers' calls.
Denise Robitaille, 2007
7
Supplier Management Best Practice Handbook: Evaluating, ...
This book is geared toward managers at two types of companies: those who know that they should be measuring supplier performance but do not know where to start, and companies who want ideas about how to improve or revitalize a current ...
Gerard Blokdijk, 2008
8
Profit-focused Supplier Management: How to Identify Risks ...
"Profit-Focused Supplier Management"is the first book written to address suppliers as ongoing business management opportunities.
Pirkko Ostring, 2004
9
Value-Based Management of Supplier
This book draws on the modern theories of investment under uncertainty in the finance literature and proposes a hierarchical, dynamic and value-based solution for supplier relationship and supply contract management.
Zhanping Cheng, 2009
10
Lean Supplier Development: Establishing Partnerships and ...
Lean Supplier Development: Establishing Partnerships and True Costs Throughout the Supply Chain provides step-by-step instruction on how to build partnerships of mutual improvement and success through supplier development.
Chris Harris, Rick Harris, Chuck Streeter, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPLIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supplier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chipotle looks overseas for new pork supplier
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has looked overseas for a new pork supplier that will allow the fast-casual chain to bring carnitas back to all of its restaurants by the ... «Nation's Restaurant News, Jul 15»
2
Food supplier sues egg farm alleging breach of contract
Michael Foods seeks a court order stopping Hawkeye from breaching the contract, a judgment against the egg supplier and damages "in an amount sufficient ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
3
Michelin submits bid to become Formula 1 tyre supplier from 2017
Michelin has submitted a proposal to become Formula 1's next tyre supplier, ... the move to a single-supplier from 2008, Couasnon feels now is the right time for ... «autosport.com, Jun 15»
4
Record pollution fine for McDonald's supplier in China
BEIJING (AP) — A french fry supplier to the McDonald's restaurant chain in China has been issued Beijing's biggest-ever pollution fine for releasing dirty ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
5
Nissan plans $160 million supplier park in Tenn.
Nissan Motor Corp. plans to add more than 1,000 new supplier jobs at its Tennessee operations as part of a $160 million supplier park project. Nissan will build ... «Automotive News, Mar 15»
6
Apple Bans 'Bonded Servitude' at Supplier Factories Worldwide
Worker advocates such as China Labor Watch have been critical of Apple suppliers, with reports that workers in China are forced to work unpaid overtime and ... «Bloomberg, Feb 15»
7
Apple supplier Foxconn seeks to slim workforce over time, eyes …
O) supplier, the company has had a solid run in recent years, but faces declining revenue growth and rising wages in China. Special assistant to the chairman ... «Reuters, Jan 15»
8
Samsung Will be Main Supplier of A9 Chip for Next Apple iPhone …
Toshiba, SK Hynix, and SanDisk are Apple's current NAND flash suppliers. According to BusinessKorea, if Apple and Samsung reach an agreement, the South ... «Tech Times, Jan 15»
9
SSE price cuts: Fifth energy supplier slashes gas prices following …
The FTSE 100 firm is the fifth of the big six suppliers to drop the price of gas, after wholesale prices fell by as much as 20 per cent since November last year and ... «CITY A.M., Jan 15»
10
Chipotle's Pulled Pork Highlights Debate Over Sow Welfare
About a third of all Chipotle restaurants are not serving carnitas at the moment, because the restaurant chain has suspended one of its major pork suppliers. «NPR, Jan 15»

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