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A customer is a person who buys goods or services from a business or seller. Customers matter because they are essential to how businesses operate and earn money—without people purchasing products or services, businesses cannot survive.
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11 sectionsContents
- Etymology and terminology
- Client
- Customer
- Employer
- Customer segmentation
- Arguments against use of the term "internal customers"
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Customers at a market stall in Puebla, Mexico
In sales, commerce, and economics, a customer (sometimes known as a client, buyer, or purchaser) is the recipient of a good, service, product, or an idea, obtained from a seller, vendor, or supplier via a financial transaction or an exchange for money or some other valuable consideration.