also: ベンダ · ヴェンダー · ヴェンダ
Refers to a company or person that sells goods or services, especially in a business or IT context.
We are looking for a vendor for the new software.
We source this part from a reliable vendor.
Abbreviation of 自動販売機. Used in casual contexts, often in compound words like ベンダー機 or ベンダーコーナー.
See also: 自動販売機
I bought a drink from the vending machine at the station.
There are three vending machines in this building.
multivendor
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'vendor'.
Shorter variant without the long vowel; less common but still encountered.
Borrowed from English 'vendor'. The vending machine sense is a Japanese abbreviation of 自動販売機.