販はん売ばい元もと

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Meanings

Refers to the entity that sells or distributes a product, often used in business contexts to indicate the source of sale.

〈物もの〉の販はん売ばい元もとに問とい合あわせるto contact the seller/distributor about a product
故こ障しょうした製せい品ひんの販はん売ばい元もとに問とい合あわせた。
I contacted the distributor about the malfunctioning product.
〈物もの〉の販はん売ばい元もとを確かく認にんするto check who the seller/distributor of a product is
買かう前まえに商しょう品ひんの販はん売ばい元もとを確かく認にんしたほうがいい。
It's better to check the product's distributor before buying it.

発はつ売ばい元もと
発売元 refers to the company that releases a product (often media or software) to the market, while 販売元 more broadly names whoever sells or distributes it.
代だい理り店てん
代理店 is an agency that sells or handles business on behalf of another company, whereas 販売元 simply names the entity selling the product itself.
販はん売ばい店てん
販売店 refers to an actual retail shop or outlet, while 販売元 refers to the company or source responsible for selling/distributing the product, not necessarily a physical store.

開かい発はつ元もと
開発元 is the company that creates a product, while 販売元 is the company that sells or distributes it, and the two are often different firms.

製せい造ぞう元もと
製造元 is the manufacturer that makes the product, while 販売元 is the company that sells or distributes it—they are easily confused since both end in 元.

Compound of 販売 (hanbai, 'sales') and 元 (moto, 'origin' or 'source'), literally 'sales source'.