as in vendor
a person or business that has been given the right to sell something on property owned by someone else
The stadium's concessionaires sell all sorts of food, including everything from hot dogs to sushi.
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Recent Examples of concessionaire
The concessionaire also runs a canteen and gift shop selling lunch items like burgers, meatball subs, hot dogs, ice creams, and smoothies.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Business leaders said the wage increases — coupled with the new or increased healthcare payments — would wreak havoc on the city’s hotels and LAX concessionaires.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Park concessionaires are also required to adopt water-saving practices, such as:
Adjusting menus to reduce water-intensive food preparation and cleaning.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
As with every other Denver-area food and beverage provider or store at the airport, the three concepts will be run by an airport concessionaire under a licensing agreement.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Business leaders said the wage increases — coupled with the new or increased healthcare payments — would wreak havoc on the city’s hotels and LAX concessionaires.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Park concessionaires are also required to adopt water-saving practices, such as:
Adjusting menus to reduce water-intensive food preparation and cleaning.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
As with every other Denver-area food and beverage provider or store at the airport, the three concepts will be run by an airport concessionaire under a licensing agreement.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaire
Noun
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This annual event features vendors, seminars, food, casting competitions, auction, free fly-tying instruction, beard competition, calling contest, games for kids and more.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There's another market at Benchtop Brewing with local vendors, books and brews.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The affordable ones, relative to floor seating, were generally scattered along the terrace, with prices ranging from that $2,920 low to nearly $5,000 depending on the seller and their location.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Shein and Temu have opened distribution centers in the U.S., allowing sellers in China to ship goods to the U.S. and store them in local warehouses.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Catherine frequently made off with garments that did not belong to her, stealing coats, dresses, and hats from friends and merchants.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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By July, roughly 20% of Temu’s U.S. sales came from those sellers, not merchants based in China, according to e-commerce market research firm Marketplace Pulse.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaire. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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