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Also known as client, patron, client of a service, service recipient, service client

thumb|Customers at a market stall in Puebla, Mexico

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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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  • 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.

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