Kilo Lingo

/ˈkʌstəmə/

Line drawing of customer
Coloured illustration of customer
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Translation

A person who buys something from a shop or a business.

Word origin

From custom, an old sense meaning regular trade with one shop.

Origin
English
Root
custom
English cognates
custom

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcustomers

Examples

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"Customers" are the people who buy things.

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Here one person is buying something in a shop.

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"Customer" is used about a shop, a restaurant, or any business.

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This word is part of lesson 28.