middleman
中间人
definition
noun
we aim to maintain value for money by cutting out the middleman and selling direct
a person who buys goods from producers and sells them to retailers or consumers.
translation of 'middleman'
noun
经纪人,
中间商,
中间人
example
Then there is the high school biology teacher - the alleged 'middleman' in the deal.
It was a little unorthodox that they did it that way, cutting out the 'middleman' .
But the market for local foods will never serve as many producers and consumers as it could if direct marketing - cutting out the 'middleman' - is the only method of getting local foods to market.
Furthermore, because of the cost savings derived from cutting out the 'middleman' , Dell believes it can sell computers at lower prices than its competitors, and thus steal market share.
If a publisher can offer a game experience at half the price of its competitors by cutting out the 'middleman' , they have a decisive advantage.
That's because the Internet is increasingly cutting out the 'middleman' .
In that role he was the key 'middleman' responsible for arranging the £40 billion deal in 1986.
It is now becoming a more important market, and they would see economies of scale by cutting out the 'middleman' .
Serving as a 'middleman' means paying vendors for merchandise, and then receiving payment from customers.
we maintain value for money by cutting out the 'middleman' and selling direct
They are adding value to their produce, cutting out the 'middleman' and getting feedback from their customers.
The mafia often plays the role of 'middleman' in these situations, facilitating transactions between businessmen and corrupt government officials.
we aim to maintain value for money by cutting out the 'middleman' and selling direct
Most are self-employed, but a few are dropped at street corners by employers, like farmers, wanting to bypass 'middlemen' by selling their products directly to the customers.
A quarter of the grain sold was not sold through 'middlemen' but directly by the farmer to the customer, and it was the smaller farmer who sold least through the merchants.
The music-industry probe concerns the use of independent promoters, 'middlemen' between record companies and radio stations.
We don't like to think of cultural value as something that requires 'middlemen' - people who are not artists themselves - in order to emerge.
Instead of selling their product to 'middlemen' before it makes its way onto the world commodity markets, the growers have a direct, long-term relationship with the people buying their crop.
Apart from ardent enthusiasts who would go to any length to participate in public functions for various reasons, there are spectators on call who are arranged by 'middlemen' specialised in the field.
There are always lots of 'middlemen' or distributors to sell your product.
And 'middlemen' , who sell drugs directly to doctors and hospitals, often favored domestic brands.
The two big banks have their own retail branch outlets and are perceived as not needing to pay 'middlemen' to sell their products.
The rates are worked out in advance and the flags and banners handed out through 'middlemen' .
The British became the main 'middlemen' between tropical producers and European consumers.
By exporting the coffee themselves, farmers earn considerably more per pound than they would if they sold through industry 'middlemen' .
More typically, these deals are brokered by less media-friendly 'middlemen' who pay cash to live donors.
But they do not include the revenues of 'middlemen' and retailers.
That leaves the retailers, the two 'middlemen' and the producer.
Whilst these 'middlemen' are usually decent, honest, hardworking music lovers, there's a notable cache of less scrupulous operators.
They can also help overcome language and cultural barriers by acting as 'middlemen' for immigrants dealing with the local authorities.
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