Meaning & use
vendor rating
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Meanings
nouncountablebusiness
a score or judgment of how good a company or seller is, based on quality, price, delivery, and service.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a vendor rating' or 'vendor ratings'.
Patterns
- a high/low vendor rating
- give someone a vendor rating
- vendor rating system
The purchasing team gives each supplier a vendor rating every quarter.
A poor vendor rating can cost a company future contracts.
They improved their delivery times and their vendor rating went up.
noununcountablebusiness
the process or system a company uses to judge its suppliers.
Grammar: Uncountable when referring to the activity or system in general.
Patterns
- use vendor rating
- vendor rating process
- introduce vendor rating
Vendor rating helps the firm choose reliable partners.
The manager explained how vendor rating works in their department.
Word forms
| plural | vendor ratings |
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Common combinations
- high vendor rating
- The company has a high vendor rating because it always delivers on time.
- vendor rating system
- They introduced a new vendor rating system last year.
- give a vendor rating
- Buyers give each vendor a rating after every order.
- improve vendor rating
- The supplier worked hard to improve its vendor rating.
Synonyms and how they differ
- supplier score
- This is a more general term; 'vendor rating' is common in business purchasing contexts.
- seller rating
- Used more for online marketplaces, while 'vendor rating' is used for business suppliers.
Commonly confused: vendor rating or vendor ranking?
vendor rating vs vendor ranking
'Vendor ranking' compares suppliers in order from best to worst, while 'vendor rating' gives each one a score or grade.
Practice
A company wants to judge its suppliers on quality and delivery. What is it doing?
Choose one answer.
The usual verb with 'vendor rating' is 'give': you give a supplier a rating. The other verbs do not collocate naturally with this business term.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “vendor rating”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.