Поставщики/поставки - в чем разница?

Помог любимый логман:
de‧liv‧er‧y plural deliveries
1 [uncountable and countable] the act of bringing goods, letters etc to a particular person or place, or the things that are brought:
Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery.
You can expect delivery in a week to ten days.
fresh milk deliveries
delivery of
deliveries of food and supplies
on delivery (=when something is delivered)
The restaurant pays cash on delivery for fish, which the local fishermen like.
2 take delivery of something to officially accept something large that you have bought:
We expect to take delivery of the aircraft sometime in June.
3 [countable] the process of giving birth to a child [↪ labour]:
Mrs Howell had an easy delivery.
Liz was taken to the delivery room (=a room in a hospital for births) immediately.
4 [uncountable] the way in which someone speaks in public:
You'll have to work on your delivery.

sup‧ply plural supplies
1AMOUNT AVAILABLE [countable] an amount of something that is available to be used
supply of
I've only got a week's supply of tablets left.
plentiful/abundant/adequate etc supply
There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour.
The nation's fuel supplies will not last forever.
To protect the food supply, the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle.
➔ MONEY SUPPLY
2NECESSARY THINGS supplies [plural] food, clothes, and things necessary for daily life or for a particular purpose, especially for a group of people over a period of time:
Supplies were brought in by air.
vital/essential/emergency supplies
trucks loaded with emergency supplies
medical/school/cleaning etc supplies
foreign aid used to buy medical supplies
3 gas/electricity/water etc supply a system that is used to supply gas etc:
the public water supply
If you fail to pay your bill, you run the risk of having your electricity supply cut off (=stopped).
4ACT OF SUPPLYING [uncountable] when you supply something
supply of/to
The military government is trying to stop the supply of guns to the rebels.
5 supply ship/convoy/route etc a ship etc used for bringing or storing supplies

sup‧pli‧er [countable]
also suppliers [plural] a company or person that provides a particular product
supplier of
the UK's largest supplier of office equipment

pro‧vid‧er [countable]
1 a company or person that provides a service:
an Internet service provider
2 someone who supports a family:
A widow, she is the sole provider (=the only one) for her family.

ca‧ter‧er [countable]
a person or company that provides and serves food and drinks at a party, meeting etc

ship‧per [countable]
a company that sends goods to places by ship

vend‧or [countable]
1 someone who sells things, especially on the street
news vendor/ice-cream vendor etc
He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor.
the shouts of street vendors
2 formal or law someone who is selling something:
leading software vendors

mak‧er [countable]
1 a person or company that makes a particular type of goods
car/film/shoe etc maker
a quality furniture maker
a leading Japanese computer maker
maker of
The makers of the car claim that it uses up to 50% less fuel than other similar cars.
2 a machine or piece of equipment that makes something
coffee/pasta etc maker Grind the beans to suit your coffee maker.

pur‧vey‧or [countable usually plural]
formal a business that supplies goods, services, or information:
purveyors of farmyard fresh poultry

man‧u‧fac‧tur‧er [countable]
also manufacturers [plural] a company that makes large quantities of goods:
Read the manufacturer's instructions before using your new dishwasher.
The fridge was sent back to the manufacturers.

Елена Голоцван ✉

link 7.11.2007 13:59

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