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James Solomon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:04 am
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What are some words for "one who buys and then sells for profit"?
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Complacency - A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when
coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy
Complacency Contaminates!!!
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Spehro Pefhany
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:04 am
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:04:27 GMT, the renowned "James Solomon"
<ftaelectronics@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | What are some words for "one who buys and then sells for profit"?
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Arbitrageur, dealer, monger, retailer, wholesaler, distributor,
peddler, trafficker, trader, speculator, pusher, merchant. |
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:04 am
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"James Solomon" <ftaelectronics@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fzecf.314394$084.229051@attbi_s22...
| Quote: | What are some words for "one who buys and then sells for profit"?
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Complacency - A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially
when
coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy
Complacency Contaminates!!!
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capitalist.
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Martin Ambuhl
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:19 pm
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ray o'hara wrote:
| Quote: | "James Solomon" <ftaelectronics@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fzecf.314394$084.229051@attbi_s22...
What are some words for "one who buys and then sells for profit"?
capitalist.
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Not really. The buying and selling for profit is much older than
capitalism. When it represents the policy of a state it is called
mercantilism. An individual who does this is simply a merchant. |
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Don Phillipson
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:16 pm
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"James Solomon" <ftaelectronics@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fzecf.314394$084.229051@attbi_s22...
| Quote: | What are some words for "one who buys and then sells for profit"?
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This is why we all own thesauruses. We can easily look up
one word (e.g. trader) which directs us to all cognate words.
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Don Phillipson
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John Dean
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:11 pm
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Martin Ambuhl wrote:
| Quote: | ray o'hara wrote:
"James Solomon" <ftaelectronics@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fzecf.314394$084.229051@attbi_s22...
What are some words for "one who buys and then sells for profit"?
capitalist.
Not really. The buying and selling for profit is much older than
capitalism. When it represents the policy of a state it is called
mercantilism. An individual who does this is simply a merchant.
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Indeed. Plenty of capitalists make a thumping loss. Tens of thousands of
bankruptcies in the UK every year.
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John Dean
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