plural buyers
1
: one who buys something
a first-time car buyer
wholesale produce buyers
Let the buyer beware.
The apartment complex was sold to an anonymous buyer.
2
: a person who has charge of the selection, purchasing, pricing, and display of the merchandise of a retail store
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From 2020 to 2023, buyers in Chicago typically paid more than $500 per square foot for the highest-tier downtown office buildings, according to the authoritative database maintained by CoStar, a commercial real estate information company.
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Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The big auction houses are seeing their luxury buyers increasingly delve into the art market.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump has also moved to end a $7,500 federal tax credit for new EV purchases, an incentive for which Tesla buyers were the top beneficiaries.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
The Lore and Rodriguez group successfully purchased about 40% of the teams in the deal’s first two payments, but Taylor called the rest of the deal off last March, around the time the third payment was due, claiming the buyers had breached their contract.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The big auction houses are seeing their luxury buyers increasingly delve into the art market.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump has also moved to end a $7,500 federal tax credit for new EV purchases, an incentive for which Tesla buyers were the top beneficiaries.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
The Lore and Rodriguez group successfully purchased about 40% of the teams in the deal’s first two payments, but Taylor called the rest of the deal off last March, around the time the third payment was due, claiming the buyers had breached their contract.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Buyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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