Refers to a business or person from whom goods or materials are purchased; common in commercial and procurement contexts.
新しい仕入れ先を探しています。
We are looking for a new supplier.
この部品の仕入れ先はどこですか。
Who is the supplier for this part?
Loanword 'vendor' often used in IT or business contexts; 仕入れ先 is more traditional and specifically refers to a source of purchased goods.
Standard spelling with full okurigana; preferred in modern usage.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 仕入れ (purchasing, stocking) from verb 仕入れる, and 先 (destination, source). Literally 'purchasing source'.