buyer

buyer
noun
ADJECTIVE
potential, prospective, would-be
first-time

The houses are ideal for first-time buyers.

home, house (esp. BrE)
canny (esp. BrE), discerning (esp. BrE), savvy (AmE)
VERB + BUYER
have
find, get

They quickly found a buyer for their house.

attract, entice, interest, tempt
deter
sell sth to
PREPOSITION
buyer for

Did you find a buyer for your house?

PHRASES
buyer beware (= the buyer is responsible for checking the quality of the goods)

In matters of second-hand cars, your motto should be ‘buyer beware’.

a buyer's market (= when prices are low)

In a buyer's market the commodity is plentiful and so its price is not high.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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