as in vendors
a person or business that has been given the right to sell something on property owned by someone else
The stadium's concessionaires sell all sorts of food, including everything from hot dogs to sushi.
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Recent Examples of concessionaires
The global picture Following Electreon’s success near Paris, concessionaires are evaluating dynamic charging for major freight corridors.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The two concessionaires also operate from March through October.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
The rent the two master concessionaires will be paying the airport is structured as percentage rent — more specifically, 10% of food sales, 12% for alcohol and 18% for any retail merchandise.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Food is everywhere at the Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair with more than 100 concessionaires, contests and extras that encourage guests to come with an appetite.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The two concessionaires also operate from March through October.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
The rent the two master concessionaires will be paying the airport is structured as percentage rent — more specifically, 10% of food sales, 12% for alcohol and 18% for any retail merchandise.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Food is everywhere at the Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair with more than 100 concessionaires, contests and extras that encourage guests to come with an appetite.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessionaires
Noun
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In that case, the decline is largely because vendors are not sending it enough merchandise given recent delays in getting payment from the debt-laden company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 Nov. 2025
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Visa and Mastercard have a potential deal with retailers that would lower fees for merchants, potentially lowering prices but threatening prized consumer rewards.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Under the $200 billion proposal, Visa and Mastercard would lower credit-card interchange fees charged to merchants to process credit cards.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Participating sellers on Etsy are offering early discounts on artisanal wares (no coupon required) for holiday shoppers as an pre-Black Friday sale of sorts.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nestled in the heart of the entertainment biz after 2024’s edition in Las Vegas, the AFM hosts buyers, sellers and producers from more than 60 countries.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Concessionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessionaires. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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