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# purchaser

«purchaser» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person or company that buys something; a buyer** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a purchaser, purchasers)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) A person or company that buys something; a buyer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Formal word in shopping and business maths, contracts and adverts (the purchaser pays delivery). In maths problems about buying and change. Phrases: «the purchaser», «first-time purchaser».

### examples

- The purchaser must pay within 30 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x1)
- Each purchaser gets a free gift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x2)
- The house found a purchaser quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x3)
- The purchaser paid 20 pounds for a 15-pound book and got 5 pounds change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x4)
- The purchaser can return the item if it is broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x5)
- 50 purchasers bought tickets online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x6)
- He couldn't supply goods fast enough; purchasers carried off everything in a twinkling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/#x7)

### note

Formal; everyday: «buyer», «customer». Verb «purchase» (formal for «buy»), pronounced «PUR-chiss». Opposite: seller, vendor. In maths: change = money given by the purchaser − price.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «purchaser» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purchaser/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.