as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border
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In other words, merchants and marketers need to know their customers in a more specific way and deliver messages that resonate.
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Greg Petro, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Behind bars is where repetitive criminals belong, not on the street stealing merchants’ goods and their customers’ cars, and peddling poison to kids.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The film tells the story of a successful textile merchant who can’t find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Behind the scenes: The company says its cloud-native platform can reduce transaction speeds, increase merchant approval rates, and detect and prevent fraudulent transactions.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Greg Petro, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Behind bars is where repetitive criminals belong, not on the street stealing merchants’ goods and their customers’ cars, and peddling poison to kids.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The film tells the story of a successful textile merchant who can’t find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Behind the scenes: The company says its cloud-native platform can reduce transaction speeds, increase merchant approval rates, and detect and prevent fraudulent transactions.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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