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
Food is everywhere at the Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair with more than 100 concessionaires, contests and extras that encourage guests to come with an appetite.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The site is operated by a concessionaire and has restrooms and picnic tables.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The judges are not provided with the concessionaires' identities.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The site is operated by a concessionaire and has restrooms and picnic tables.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The judges are not provided with the concessionaires' identities.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaire
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Fall For Greenville has become quite well-known not only for its packed itinerary and vendor list, but also for being free for all to attend, garnering a reputation as the largest free fall festival in the South.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The McGhee proposal would double that deduction, meaning a county vendor would receive only 96 cents for every dollar Miami-Dade owes the contractor.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The conglomerate, which often aligns itself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development goals and controls vast swathes of India’s infrastructure sector, is yet to fully recover from the market value erosion caused by the short seller’s accusations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, demand from Latin America, for example, has grown so much that Yiwu officials have supported Spanish classes for local merchants.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Projects like Bitcoin Babies provide mothers with newborns under the age of one with extra money through Bitcoin, which can be exchanged for goods and services with local merchants that accept Bitcoin.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Funds are added to electronic benefit transfer cards, which can be used at participating grocery stores and select online retailers.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Traditionally, retailers order their remaining holiday goods for a late August/September arrival before manufacturing plants close to celebrate October’s Golden Week in China.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaire. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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