word-vault/dist/data/cards/bu/buyer.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "buyer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who buys something, especially something expensive",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Have you found a buyer for your house?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their estate agents finally got them a buyer for the property."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're looking for a buyer for the club, which is currently ninth in the league."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In matters of second-hand cars, your motto should be ‘buyer beware’."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Shopping", "Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["potential", "prospective", "would-be"],
                "verb + buyer": ["have", "find", "get"],
                "preposition": ["buyer for"],
                "phrases": ["buyer beware", "a buyer’s market"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person whose job is to choose goods that will be sold in a large shop",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was a fashion buyer for a department store."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a situation in which there is a lot of a particular item for sale, so that prices are low and people buying have a choice",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In a buyer's market, the commodity is plentiful and so its price is not high."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbaɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "bu/buyer/buyer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbaɪər/",
                "audio": "bu/buyer/buyer__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}