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Examples of original equipment manufacturer in a Sentence
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Re-selling partnerships allow a company (the reseller) to purchase products or services from another company (the OEM [original equipment manufacturer] that embeds your product or the ISV [independent software vendor]) and sell them to its own customers.
—Alberto Yepez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Extending the range of jet skis is a big part of the aftermarket and even original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market for these watercraft.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
Each one involved items whose original equipment manufacturer's parent company was TransDigm.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 16 June 2023
Reasons include a greater need to use original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and the cost of scans/recalibration of the advanced driver assistance systems, which have been rising for ICE vehicles as well.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
ElectraMeccanica has committed to be an American original equipment manufacturer and to fully assemble the SOLO vehicle in Mesa.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
For example, imagine a parts supplier to an industrial original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
—Lisa Caldwell, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
Also, ask whether the shop uses OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or aftermarket (equipment made by another company that may be used as a replacement) parts.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
The more personal computing segment suffered due to negative growth in Windows OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and lower Xbox content and services revenues.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of original equipment manufacturer was
in 1967
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“Original equipment manufacturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/original%20equipment%20manufacturer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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