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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBusiness-to-consumer
/ˌbɪz.nɪs.tə.kənˈsuː.mər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to the commercial transactions between a company and individual end-users.
"The company shifted its focus from enterprise software to a business-to-consumer subscription model."
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Commerce conducted directly between a business and ultimate consumers.
"The rapid growth of online retail has drastically transformed the business-to-consumer landscape."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term emerged in the late 20th century, coinciding with the dot-com boom and the rise of e-commerce in the 1990s. It combines 'business', originating from Old English 'bisignes' meaning anxiety or occupation, and 'consumer', derived from Latin 'consumere' via Old French, denoting one who uses up goods.
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entreprise-à-particulier
Transliteration: ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁiz a paʁ.ti.ky.lje
"Le commerce entreprise-à-particulier se développe rapidement en ligne."
Business-to-Consumer
Transliteration: bɪsnɪs tuː kənsjuːmɐ
"Im Bereich Business-to-Consumer ist Kundenservice von größter Bedeutung."
da azienda a consumatore
Transliteration: da azˈzjɛn.da a kon.su.maˈto.re
"Molte startup puntano sul mercato da azienda a consumatore."
de empresa a consumidor
Transliteration: de emˈpɾesa a konsumaˈdoɾ
"El modelo de empresa a consumidor requiere una fuerte presencia en redes sociales."
empresa para consumidor
Transliteration: ẽˈpɾezɐ ˈpaɾɐ kõsu.maˈdoɾ
"O mercado de empresa para consumidor cresceu exponencialmente."
व्यापार-से-उपभोक्ता
Transliteration: vyapaar-se-upbhokta
"ई-कॉमर्स कंपनियाँ अक्सर व्यापार-से-उपभोक्ता मॉडल पर काम करती हैं।"
企业对消费者
Transliteration: qǐ yè duì xiāo fèi zhě
"这家公司主要从事企业对消费者业务。"
기업과 소비자간 거래
Transliteration: gi-eop-gwa so-bi-ja-gan geo-rae
"많은 유통업체들이 기업과 소비자간 거래 방식을 채택하고 있습니다."
企業対消費者間取引
Transliteration: kigyou tai shouhisha kan torihiki
"そのプラットフォームは主に企業対消費者間取引に特化しています。"
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