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providers

/prəˈvaɪdərz/

Meanings
noun
One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

Examples :

""Hospitals and clinics are healthcare providers for the community." "
service business job organization economy

Related Words

Illustration commodity

commodity noun

/kəˈmɒdəti/ /kəˈmɑdəti/

Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.

"Wheat is a valuable commodity, traded globally for food production. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration provides

provides verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdz/

To make a living; earn money for necessities.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

Illustration subsistence

subsistence noun

/səbˈsɪstəns/

Real being; existence.

"The farmer's subsistence depended on a good harvest. "

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration clinics

clinics noun

/ˈklɪnɪks/

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

"Many people without insurance go to free clinics for their medical checkups. "

Illustration means

means verb

/miːnz/

To lament.

"The student means their lost homework, feeling very sad about the missing paper. "

Illustration service

service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

An act of being of assistance to someone.

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

Illustration healthcare

healthcare noun

/ˈhɛlθˌkɛər/ /ˈhɛlθkeɪər/

The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.

"I think free health care should also cover nearsightedness."

Illustration hospitals

hospitals noun

/ˈhɑːspɪtəlz/ /ˈhɑːspɪtl̩z/

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.

"After the car accident, the injured people were taken to hospitals for treatment. "