merchant

comerciante, mercader

Persona o empresa que compra y vende productos para ganar dinero.

En inglés sencillo: A person or business that buys and sells goods to earn money.

• The merchant sold cloth at the market.
• We bought the wine from a local merchant.
• Merchants brought spices across the sea.

Sinónimos: trader, dealer

Expresiones frecuentes: wine merchant, wealthy merchant, local merchant, grain merchant

comerciante, minorista

Persona que posee o dirige un negocio que vende productos directamente a los clientes.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who owns or runs a business selling goods directly to customers.

• The merchant accepts credit cards.
• Local merchants kept their shops open late.
• You can buy directly from an online merchant.

Sinónimos: retailer, shopkeeper

Expresiones frecuentes: retail merchant, online merchant, merchant account

realizar compraventa internacional

Comprar mercancías en el extranjero y revenderlas allí sin introducirlas en el propio país.

En inglés sencillo: To buy goods from someone abroad and resell them abroad without bringing them into your country.

• The company merchants goods between two foreign countries.
• They merchanted grain without bringing it into their home country.
• A resident firm can merchant goods bought and sold abroad.

Expresiones frecuentes: merchant goods, merchant overseas goods