取引先(とりひきさき)

とりひきさき
noun
business partner, client company
1. business partner, client company, trading partner
A company or individual with whom one conducts business transactions. Can refer to clients, suppliers, or any party in a business relationship.
取引先(とりひきさき)に連絡(れんらく)する。
I'll contact the business partner.
取引先(とりひきさき)との会議(かいぎ)が午後(ごご)にある。
There's a meeting with a client company this afternoon.
新(あたら)しい取引先(とりひきさき)を開拓(かいたく)するために営業(えいぎょう)活動(かつどう)を強化(きょうか)している。
We're strengthening our sales activities to develop new business partners.

STRUCTURE:
Compound of 取引(とりひき) (business transaction) + 先(さき) (destination/party). The 先(さき) suffix is common in business vocabulary to indicate the other party: 連絡先(れんらくさき) (contact), 届(とど)け先(さき) (delivery destination), 仕入(しい)れ先(さき) (supplier).

USAGE:
A core business vocabulary word. Used in workplace conversations, emails, and reports. 取引先(とりひきさき) is broader than "client" — it encompasses any company you do business with, whether they buy from you or you buy from them.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 取引先(とりひきさき)を訪問(ほうもん)する: to visit a business partner
  • 取引先(とりひきさき)との関係(かんけい): relationship with a business partner
  • 主要(しゅよう)取引先(とりひきさき): major business partner
  • 取引先(とりひきさき)を開拓(かいたく)する: to develop new business partners
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