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| cashier1 |
a person whose job is to take the money when a customer pays for something. [1/2 definitions] |
| charge |
If a hotel charges guests two dollars for shampoo, it means that guests have to pay two dollars if they want to use the hotel's shampoo. If a plumber charges a customer a hundred dollars to fix a leaking pipe, it means the plumber requires the customer to pay that much for the work. [2/9 definitions] |
| custom |
A custom product is something that is made exactly the way a particular customer wants it to be made. If someone has custom shoes, they have shoes that are made exactly for them. They are made in a way that is different from the way that product is made for everybody else. [1/2 definitions] |
| customer |
A customer is a person who buys products or services. When you go to buy something in a store or eat in a restaurant, you are a customer. |
| guest |
a customer at a hotel or restaurant. [1/2 definitions] |
| inventory |
Everything that a store has for sale is called its inventory. A store's inventory includes not just what a customer can see in the store but also the things that are being stored in the back of the store or in another place. [1/2 definitions] |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. [1/2 definitions] |
| policy1 |
A policy is a set of rules or a plan that says how things should be done. Owners of businesses and leaders of schools and governments often decide on policies for the people who work for them. A policy tells people exactly what to do in certain situations. For example, a store might have a policy concerning when they will give a customer their money back. For example, the policy might say that a customer can return something for money back if they bring it back to the store within ten days. |
| prospect |
a possible customer or employee. [1/4 definitions] |
| regular |
In a restaurant or similar place, a regular is a customer who comes quite often. [1/5 definitions] |
| shoplifter |
a person who steals things from a store while pretending to be a customer. |
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