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Vendor vs Provider - What's the difference?

vendor | provider |

As nouns the difference between provider and vendor

is that provider is one who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence while vendor is a person or a company that vends or sells.

vendor

English

(wikipedia vendor)

Alternative forms

* vender

Noun

  • A person or a company that vends or sells.

    • Synonyms

    * merchant * seller

    Related terms

    * vend * vending machine * vendor bid

    See also

    * Spanish: vender (to sell) ----

    provider

    English

    (wikipedia provider)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

    • Derived terms

    * Internet service provider * health care service provider