purveying
Selling to customers
Purveying is supplying or providing, especially goods, services, or information.
The word often carries a slightly formal or commercial tone: a company purveying fine wines, websites purveying misinformation.
It can imply dealing in something questionable: purveying rumors, purveying influence.
One who sells wares
- vendorOne who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- dealerOne who sells goods
wholesaler · retailer · shopkeeper · marketplace · bazaar · emporium · franchise · outlet
Edible items or ingredients
- victualsFood and drink
- sustenanceMeans of living
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- comestiblesEdible items collectively
fare · edibles · delicacies · groceries · ingredients · produce · refreshments · rations
Conveyance of goods
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- shipmentGoods being transported
- dispatchSend with speed
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
freight · transportation · couriers · carriers · routing · transit · fulfillment · consignment
merchant
One who sells wares
dealer · wholesaler · retailer · shopkeeper · marketplace · bazaar · emporium · franchise · outlet · dealership
foodstuffs
Edible items or ingredients
- victualsFood and drink
- sustenanceMeans of living
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
comestibles · fare · edibles · delicacies · groceries · ingredients · produce · refreshments · rations · cuisine
delivery
Conveyance of goods
conveyance · freight · transportation · couriers · carriers · routing · transit · fulfillment · consignment · hauling
purveyingbuying
Obtaining through payment
purchasing · acquiring · procuring · obtaining · sourcing
purveyinghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
stockpiling · withholding · amassing · accumulating · collecting