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
The concessionaire also runs a canteen and gift shop selling lunch items like burgers, meatball subs, hot dogs, ice creams, and smoothies.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Business leaders said the wage increases — coupled with the new or increased healthcare payments — would wreak havoc on the city’s hotels and LAX concessionaires.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Park concessionaires are also required to adopt water-saving practices, such as:
Adjusting menus to reduce water-intensive food preparation and cleaning.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
As with every other Denver-area food and beverage provider or store at the airport, the three concepts will be run by an airport concessionaire under a licensing agreement.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Business leaders said the wage increases — coupled with the new or increased healthcare payments — would wreak havoc on the city’s hotels and LAX concessionaires.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Park concessionaires are also required to adopt water-saving practices, such as:
Adjusting menus to reduce water-intensive food preparation and cleaning.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
As with every other Denver-area food and beverage provider or store at the airport, the three concepts will be run by an airport concessionaire under a licensing agreement.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaire
Noun
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The Iowa State Fair Board met yesterday to consider proposals from vendors who want to take over the Steer N' Stein restaurant location.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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There will also be vendors selling food and live music throughout the day.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Buyers will also be hoping for good things from Spartacus: House of Ashur, the latest from the long-running Spartacus franchise that has been a big seller internationally.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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The sellers, listed as RGA Holdings LLC and RADS Land Co. LLC, both have ties to Ames Construction in Burnsville.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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Amazon already gives its merchants the ability to have AI dynamically set prices, so adding agentic functions for even more powerful automation is a no-brainer.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaire. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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