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
Its stock plunged 45% over the past year as tourist arrivals from China dropped and its key concessionaire, King Power, sought to cancel contracts to operate duty-free shops at five airports.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 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 June 2025
The unlucky shakedown targets are the hotels and airport concessionaires that now will be required to pay a minimum hourly wage that ratchets up to $30, plus an $8.35 per hour health insurance payment, by July 2028.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 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 June 2025
The unlucky shakedown targets are the hotels and airport concessionaires that now will be required to pay a minimum hourly wage that ratchets up to $30, plus an $8.35 per hour health insurance payment, by July 2028.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaire
Noun
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Some vendors might take only cash or check payments, while others might charge additional processing fees for credit cards, Rhee said.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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This one goes back to prior points: working with vendors and partners is a plus 3.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Gary Perel and George Sechrist of ALO Property Group represented the seller of the 231 and 235 South Meridian properties.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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The sailboat and the seller were both located in California.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Noun
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That promise, Plaza merchants and area residents say, so far is being kept.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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Competition between these companies has intensified this year, with all three expanding their delivery networks and pledging billions in subsidies to merchants and consumers.—
Dylan Butts,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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“Concessionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaire. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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