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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dealer whose inventory comes from a larger dealership.

   "Each automobile will be sold by the dealer to the subdealer at a discount of 15 per cent."

Example

More examples

"Each automobile will be sold by the dealer to the subdealer at a discount of 15 per cent."

Etymology

From sub- + dealer.

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