prospective buyer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprospectiveandbuyer
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prospective
adjective
uk/prəˈspek.tɪv/us/prəˈspek.tɪv/
people who are expected to buy something, employ someone, become ...
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buyer
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaɪ.ər/us/ˈbaɪ.ɚ/
someone who buys something expensive such as ...
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(Definition ofprospectiveandbuyerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Consider a situation involving a seller of a product and aprospectivebuyer.
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The difficulty is that, having been satisfied as to thebona fidesof a person as aprospectivebuyerof land.
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The company suffered from a glut of orders and was, therefore, unable to meet the expectation which it had expressed to itsprospectivebuyer.
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It seemed unlikely that a newprospectivebuyerwilling to pay such a price would come forward in the near future.
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Noprospectivebuyercould raise a mortgage on the house, even if he wanted to.
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First, if aprospectivebuyerof a new property has the choice between a leasehold and a freehold, the leasehold is deceptively cheaper.
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The effort to get into overseas markets depends upon how the taste of theprospectivebuyercan be met.
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It is all very well to bring theprospectivebuyerin.
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They claim that they are trying to find aprospectivebuyer.
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That will restrict not only the seller, but theprospectivebuyertoo, by limiting choice.
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In many, surveys are being made by theprospectivebuyerof sites in the various areas.
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The arena is currently available for purchase, following the discontinuance earlier this year of negotiations with aprospectivebuyer.
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Such uncertainties will decrease as construction progresses, but in the early stages they can involve issues that are particularly important for aprospectivebuyer.
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In other words, they usurped aprospectivebuyerby £1,000 of taxpayers' money.
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Many people put their houses up for sale, get aprospectivebuyerand then pull out when they find that they cannot buy somewhere else.
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What would be the reaction of aprospectivebuyer?
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However, theprospectivebuyeris wise if he has the vehicle examined before purchase.
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Let us take the case which he has in mind of aprospectivebuyeror hirer who goes along to a dealer to get a motor car.
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It proceeds by negotiation, during which there will usually be ample opportunity for aprospectivebuyer to establish all the circumstances which would bear upon the initial price indication.
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New sweeteners have been revealed week by week to make the industry more acceptable to anyprospectivebuyer.
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