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client vs. customer #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 08, 2008 23:29 pm   client vs. customer
 

Hello everyone,

I'd like to ask which word it's better to use in the following context:

The president of the bank says: "This company is our large client/customer"; client/customer meaning that the bank, for example, opened a credit line for the company or something like that.
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client vs. customer #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 08, 2008 23:42 pm   client vs. customer
 

The two words are used completely interchangeably in that context, and one is not better than the other. This means you can just flip a coin or throw a dart, or choose the one you personally prefer.
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client vs. customer #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 09, 2008 0:10 am   client vs. customer
 

Thank you very much, Jamie (K).
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