Meaning & use
Purveying
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Supplying or providing something, typically food, goods, or services, especially as a business.
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The company has been purveying fine wines to restaurants for decades.
Local farmers were purveying fresh produce at the weekend market.
A note on using this word
Related to "purveyor," a somewhat formal or old-fashioned term still used in the names of upscale food and goods businesses.
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supplyingprovidingfurnishing
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